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Part of 3. 3. Topical Questions – in the Senedd at 2:31 pm on 3 May 2017.

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Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour 2:31, 3 May 2017

Well, I’m happy to confirm my response. That’s exactly what Jeremy Miles has called for, it’s exactly what the Terrence Higgins Trust has called for, and it’s part of what the study will be looking at. It won’t just be PrEP in an isolated way—it’s seeing it in its context, as part of the work that we want to do to try and ensure that as many people as possible do not acquire HIV. So, it’s an important part of where we are. And it’s also about understanding the real level of incidence rates that exist in Wales, because we do think we probably undercount and underestimate what they are. So, there are real challenges that we understand from the advice we’ve had from the All Wales Medicines Strategy Group. But we are looking to resolve those by having this study and making sure that PrEP is genuinely available across the whole country for everyone where it’s clinically appropriate. And that’s a really important step forward for us here in Wales.