Expand opportunities for PrEP to save more lives.

In 1990, Congress enacted the Ryan White CARE Act to provide grants to state and local governments for treatment of HIV/AIDS. The legislation has been reauthorized and expanded as the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP). Serving over a half a million clients each year through over 2,000 grant recipients, RWHAP provides grants to government and community-based organizations to provide HIV primary medical care, medications, and support services for underserved and uninsured persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).  While the RWHAP gives us important tools to take care of PLWHA, the law does not allow Ryan White Clinics to use our existing funding to provide Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for those who do not have HIV.  PrEP is a comprehensive HIV prevention strategy involving the daily use of antiretroviral medications to reduce the risk of HIV infection in HIV-negative individuals in conjunction with other comprehensive prevention services to reduce the risk of infection. We are committed to ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic, but we are limited by statute to use our program income for only those who test positive for HIV.

JOIN US IN THIS FIGHT TO HELP RYAN WHITE CLINICS USE ALL EFFECTIVE PREVENTION STRATEGIES.