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Board approves $301,600 DPH supplemental to expand PrEP navigators for HIV prevention
Summary
Supervisors approved a fiscal-year 2014–15 appropriation of $301,600 to Department of Public Health to fund navigators helping residents access pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP); discussion focused on PrEP effectiveness, access barriers and drug costs.
The Board of Supervisors on Oct. 28 approved a supplemental appropriation of $301,600 from the General Fund Reserve to the Department of Public Health for FY 2014–15 to support PrEP navigators and expand access to pre-exposure prophylaxis, an antiretroviral medication shown to reduce the risk of HIV infection when taken daily.
Supervisor London Breed introduced the appropriation and praised San Francisco’s public-health history in HIV prevention. The appropriation funds…
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