PrEP

Health Minister Adrian Dix has responded to concerns in the LGBT community that his government isn’t doing enough to prevent HIV infections. Today, Dix announced that people at high risk of contracting the retrovirus can receive a daily oral medication for free, starting on January 1. Pre-exposure prophylaxis, a.k.a. PrEP, has been recommended by the

Daily prevention pill was available previously but it was not covered, and high prices made it inaccessible People at high risk of becoming infected with the HIV virus will soon be able to access free medication to protect against it in B.C. Starting on Jan. 1, the province of British Columbia will cover the costs

Activists are applauding the B.C. government for approving coverage of an HIV-prevention drug for those at high-risk of infection. On Thursday, the Ministry of Health announced that access to pre-exposure prophylaxis – better known as PrEP – will be free of charge beginning Jan. 1 for men and transwomen who have sex with men, injection