While new HIV diagnoses continue to be at an all-time high for gay and bisexual men in Ireland, the government needs to make sure PrEP is fully accessible, says Andrew Leavitt of ACT UP Dublin. Image by Will St Leger.

As of January 2018, preliminary figures released by Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE) show 506 newly reported HIV diagnoses in Ireland in 2017. These latest figures match closely with record high figures of 508 in 2016. It’s clear Ireland has a HIV crisis and one that is disproportionally affecting gay and bisexual men. The good news is that we have the best tools that science can offer to prevent HIV and halt its onward transmission.