PrEP to Be Distributed Across England in the Coming Months

The NHS has announced it will start giving people prEP to dramatically reduce the risks of being infected with HIV, from next month.

When taken daily, the Government reports that prEP is highly effective at preventing HIV transmission. Studies have shown that PrEP reduces the risk of getting HIV from sex by about 99% when taken daily.

Previously the NHS had fought against paying for prEp, but now the rollout will be funded by new money from central government, given to local governments for sexual health clinics to administer the drug.

Matt Hancock, the Health and Social Care Secretary stated “While it is encouraging to see HIV transmissions continue to fall across the UK, I am determined to do more, and end HIV transmission.”

The news follows after the announcment of the success of prEP, it’s reported that HIV transmissions in gay and bisexual men have fallen by 71.4% since 2014.

Ian Green, Chief Executive at Terrence Higgins Trust said “ We know PrEP is highly effective at stopping HIV and now it can be properly utilised to make good on the Government’s commitment to ending HIV transmissions by 2030.”

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