One thousand more Queenslanders set to benefit from PrEP trial
The extra places mean that up to 3,000 Queenslanders will now have access to the HIV prevention drug.
The extra places mean that up to 3,000 Queenslanders will now have access to the HIV prevention drug.
The clinic will offer sexual health testing services to the LGBTI community and will operate from the Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre.
“While it is pleasing to see a reduction in the number of newly diagnosed cases of HIV, the fact remains that there are still too many Queenslanders contracting HIV”
The changes will lead to an increase of young people accessing important sexual health services without fear of arrest
This is an opportunity for the Brisbane community to talk openly about PrEP
BREAKING: The Queensland government will expand the size of its PrEP trial following the establishment of a working group.
Following Victoria and NSW’s recent PrEP trial expansions, Queensland’s Health Minister is not ruling out a similar increase but is facing a call to act soon by the state’s AIDS council.
Representatives from across the LGBTI community agree that the first LGBTI roundtable with a Queensland government in five years was a productive start to a reinvigorated relationship.
Along with vigils, World AIDS Day in Queensland was marked by the announcement that along with Queensland Positive People and four other NGOs, the Queensland AIDS Council will share in $8m in HIV funding. This will see a partial restoration in funding following cuts made to the organisation three years ago.
As well as the return of a candlelight vigil in Brisbane’s CBD, a new online series exploring the lives of people living with HIV has also just been launched.