(CNN) US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced the launch of a national program Tuesday to provide free HIV-prevention drugs to uninsured Americans at risk of HIV. "Ready, Set, PrEP" will provide about 200,000 Americans annually access to PrEP medications -- daily pre-exposure prophylaxis pills for the prevention of HIV. Great news today: My Administration just secured a historic donation of HIV prevention drugs from Gilead to help expand access to PrEP for the uninsured and those at risk. The initiative aims to reduce new HIV infections by 75% in the next five years and by 90% by the end of the decade. 38,000 new HIV infections every yearThe report noted that prior to 2013, progress was made in reducing the number of HIV infections.

Source: CNN December 04, 2019 02:37 UTC