PrEP and the PBS

The HIV-prevention pill, PrEP.

The HIV-prevention pill, PrEP. Source: Getty

Hendri Yulius a writer who is currently doing his Masters by Research in Gender and Cultural Studies at the University of Sydney talks about the Federal Government’s proposal to add PrEP orPre-Exposure Prophylaxis tablets to the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme.


Why is the Federal Government’s proposal to add PrEP to the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme significant?  What is the difference between PrEP and PEP? How can people in Indonesia who are at risk of contracting HIV obtain PrEP?  Why is the growing trend of discrimination against transgender Indonesians tantamount to their slow death?  Hendri Yulius addresses the issues.


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