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PrEP pill saves lives, prevents spread of HIV, says MMA
FMT Reporters
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January 24, 2023 6:34 PM
When taken as prescribed, PrEP reduces the risk of getting HIV from sex by about 99%, says MMA president Dr Muruga Raj Rajathurai.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has defended the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the fight against HIV, despite calls against dispensing the drug to homosexuals in the country.
MMA president Dr Muruga Raj Rajathurai said in view of the high number of HIV infections being recorded, a more effective national prevention strategy, which includes PrEP, “is much needed”.