Gay Project Ireland has set up a petition calling on the HSE and the Minister for Health to make PrEP and HIV testing available in Cork.
In November 2019, a nationwide PrEP programme was put into effect by the Department of Health. As part of Budget 2020, the initiative ensured people would have free access to the medication.
However, due to the absence of a HIV prevention clinic, Cork was excluded from the scheme. Gay Project Director, Pádraig Rice, outlined why he set up the petition ‘Make