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PrEP intervention cuts new HIV infections in Victoria

17 September 2018

The number of new HIV infections in Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) has almost halved in Victoria thanks to an Alfred Health study that provided thousands of Victorians with access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication.

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PBS addition expands access to PrEP

9 February 2018

As leaders in HIV medicine, Alfred Health welcomes the Federal Government’s decision to improve access to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) as a significant step forward in preventive public health. 

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PrEPX Study Expands to Tasmania

21 September 2017

Victoria’s largest study into HIV prevention medication will expand into Tasmania following funding from the Tasmania Department of Health, the study begins next Monday 25 September. 

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PrEPX expanded into South Australia

27 February 2017

Alfred Health’s highly successful PrEPX study will be expanded into South Australia thanks to a new partnership with South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) and SA Health.

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VAC boosts PrEPX funding

18 January 2017

The Alfred's PrEPX Study will be available to an additional 600 people, thanks to a $100,000 funding boost from the Victorian AIDS Council (VAC). 

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PrEPX expanded into regional Victoria

8 December 2016

The Alfred's ground-breaking study providing people at risk of HIV with access to the life changing medication Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) expanded into major regional centres for the first time.

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Alfred Health launches PrEPX

29 August 2016

More than 1300 Victorians have enrolled in an Alfred Health study that will provide unprecedented access to life-changing HIV prevention medication across the state.

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Waking the HIV virus: Alcoholism drug a ‘game changer’

17 November 2015

Infectious diseases experts at The Alfred have described a drug used to treat alcoholism as a possible ‘game changer' in the pursuit of finding a cure for HIV.

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