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The Ministry of Health has vowed to expand its efforts to help reduce the spread of HIV in TT.

In a media release to mark World Aids Day 2025 on December 1, the ministry said in 2026, it will focus on expanding community-based testing, increasing access to self-testing, ensuring prompt initiation of treatment, strengthening retention in care, and launching a robust national anti-stigma campaign. Targeted interventions for vulnerable groups, expanded psychosocial and mental health support for people living with HIV, and strengthened collaboration with civil society will remain central to the national response, it added.

Health Minister Dr Lackram Bodoe recently told Newsday recently his ministry will be reviewing its policy on the accessibility of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and doxycycline prophylaxis (DoxyPEP), medications used to combat the spread of HIV.