DHEC, advocates hold event for World AIDS Day
In honor of World AIDS Day, DHEC and other advocates met at the State House to raise awareness on efforts to end the HIV and AIDS epidemics.
PrEP
DHEC offers free HIV testing during “PrEP Awareness Week”
This week is the Department of Health and Environmental Control’s third annual “PrEP Awareness Week. “DHEC finds the pre-exposure prophylaxis pill known as PrEP to be highly effective for the prevention of contracting HIV. “If taken as prescribed either as a pill once a day or as an injectable that you receive every 2 months, PrEP can reduce your chances of acquiring HIV by up to 99 percent,” says Robinson.
