HSE defends STI services after Dublin clinic struggles to cope due to lack of resources

Image: Shutterstock/Pongsak A Image: Shutterstock/Pongsak A THE HSE HAS defended its STI treatment services after it emerged that gay men are being turned away from a Dublin clinic because it doesn’t have the resources to cope with demand.

The concerns come following the government’s announcement that a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) HIV prevention programme will be implemented in 2019. In April, HIQA said the introduction of a PrEP programme to reduce HIV rates in Ireland would be cheaper than current care. This year, the GMHS received an additional €421,875 for the continuation of the PrEP monitoring clinic, the asymptomatic STI clinic, a peer outreach programme and a vaccination nursing post, the spokesperson said.In PrEP treatment, patients pre-emptively take a fixed dose of oral medication. As part of a PrEP programme, service-users are monitored for side effects, tested for HIV and other STIs, and given counselling and advice on safer sex practices.

Fianna Fáil's Stephen Donnelly said several men had been turned away from a clinic on Baggot St. Source: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ieHIV diagnoses reached a record high in 2018, with 531 cases recorded last year according to the latest HSE figures.

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