PrEP ambassador claims the drug reduces HIV infections

“PrEP can stop HIV from taking hold and spreading throughout your body thus prevent HIV from making copies of itself in the body. Everybody who is HIV negative at a substantial risk of getting HIV for example gays or bisexual men, transgender women, female sex workers, discordant couples, those who inject drugs and those who have recurring STDs,” she said.

Furthermore, Tlhalerwa explained that PrEP is not yet in public clinics, but only available in private health facilities as proved by 2016 Botswana HIV treatment and clinical guidelines. She said it was not yet piloted in Botswana. However, she explained that PEPFAR would support some organisations to offer it to 1,000 individuals.