Word for Word

23 Dec 2012

Special Edition – Point-Of-Care HIV Rapid Tests

Arts, Health, News & Politics, Society & Culture

On 17 December, 2012 the Federal Minister for Health, The Hon. Tanya Plibersek announced that a Rapid HIV Test had been approved for use in Australia. What does that mean to Australia’s men who have sex with men? Why is Australia nearly a decade behind the rest of the World in its introduction of this medical technology? In today’s spedial edition of Word For Word we speak to the Federal Health Minister and ask why did it take so long? We chat to the Mark Volling, Managing Director the company who has had their test approved and Dr Tim Read takes us through the process of having a rapid test whilst revealing some concerning issues that surfaced during his research. Then one of Australia’s leading HIV policy developers, Phillip Keen discusses what the impact will be for our Nation.

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