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comment contin...I worked in Mich at a time when PEP was not even a possibility in our minds, let alone a treatment reality - I find it a shame that there are continued barriers to peo. having access to this option. A SHAME
I have worked in HIV Preventin and HIV Care for over 25 years. I have seen the need for PEP under varyign circumstances and the relief and potential life saving effect it has had on those folks inadvertantly exposed to this virus over the years. In my wokr in a rural communiety over the last 8 years, where PEP is also not readily available to low income people exposed, I have witnessed tragic results - fear, anxiety, desperation of people unable to obtain potentially lifepreserving medication
We're lucky in Michigan to have reporters like Todd Heywood who ask the difficult questions and keep HIV/AIDS issues in the press. I hope that those of us who are advocates for prevention and care services can become more vocal and impactful in our support for a comprehensive continuum of services--and not buy into the 'shiny new thing' of the day and wind up pitting interventions and services against eacth other. To borrow/twist a political phrase, "Its the continuum, stupid".
Tj
This seems like an ideal way to stop the spread of AIDS. It would be in the best interest to the state of Michigan to spend a $1000 to prevent the spread of HIV. Instead they would prefer to spend the $100,000 of dollars to maintain a person living with HIV. It is sad to think that they are not on the forefront to combat the fight against AIDS.
June 24, 2011 • Tucson