The battle for PrEP on the NHS - BBC ─ BBC

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PrEP is a drug that experts believe could end the HIV and AIDS epidemic. But in 2016 the NHS, after 18 months of consultation, made the controversial decision that they could not fund it.

On the 70th anniversary of the NHS, this is the incredible story of the battle for PrEP - a legal fight which saw doctors, activists and AIDS charities come together to overturn the NHS decision.

Watch The People vs The NHS: Who Gets the Drugs? on the BBC: https://bbc.in/2Kuu2fj

The People vs The NHS: Who Gets the Drugs? | BBC


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