On the Line

3 Dec 2015

Victoria’s Health Minister Jill Hennessy Must Go.

News & Politics, Society & Culture

JOY 94.9’s Executive Producer of World AIDS Day 2015 and host of On The Line has called for Victoria’s Health Minister Jill Hennessy to resign following her poor performance during the World AIDS Day 2015 media call.

In his opening editorial today Dean showcases:

• Professor Sharon Lewin’s wish for Victorians to have immediate access to PrEP (as is the case in NSW).
• Simon Ruth’s plea to the Victorian Government to fund the access to PrEP now and for the Federal Government to fast-track TGA approval and PBS listing.
• Victoria’s Health minister Jill Hennessy’s appalling non-announcement that S100 Doctor’s would be issued with guidelines regarding how to prescribe PrEP.
• Victoria’s Health Minister Jill Hennessy telling the assembled media that she had just heard the stories of two people “living with AIDS”.
• HIV Stigma – told by Kath Smith, Simon Ruth and Brent Allan.

Dean has called for the Health Minister to resign, labelling her media gaff as inexcusable and an illustration of how HIV stigma is perpetuated throughout society today.

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