The Welsh Government is investing £9 million to deliver Wales’ HIV Action Plan over the next two years.
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Jeremy Miles MS has today [12 May 2025] announced £9 million in new funding to end new cases of HIV in Wales by 2030. This includes almost £4 million of investment to expand Wales’ online HIV testing service, which currently provides 40,000 at-home HIV tests every year.
Funding will also be allocated to a crucial new national peer support programme and for a campaign to drive up awareness that people living with HIV on effective treatment can’t pass it on.
The Welsh government is also taking action to expand access to HIV prevention drug PrEP. TAF PrEP, an alternative form of the medicine, is to be made routinely available on the NHS for people who cannot take other types of PrEP.
Richard Angell OBE, Chief Executive of Terrence Higgins Trust said:
“Today the Welsh Government is stepping up its efforts to end new HIV cases across the country. This is a significant investment that shows Cabinet Secretary Jeremy Miles is serious about achieving our shared goal of ending the epidemic by 2030. To get there, we must drive up HIV testing, increase PrEP access, tackle HIV stigma and make sure everyone living with HIV in Wales is getting the care they need. Today’s announcement include big strides forward on all these fronts.
“We are delighted that the Welsh Government has heard our call that a national peer support programme must be delivered urgently, so that everyone living with HIV in Wales can access the support and care that they need.
“Wales is the only UK nation that has a nation-wide, year round online HIV and STI testing service. The increase in the number of HIV tests available through the service announced today will be essential to help find everyone living with undiagnosed HIV across the country. By also making TAF PrEP available on the NHS, this game-changing prevention pill will be available to more who need it.”
“People living with HIV on effective treatment can’t pass it on during sex. 72% of adults in the UK are unaware of that fact. We are delighted that the Welsh Government have set out to share this vital message and look forward to working with them to reach as many people as possible.”
