Alicia Thornton

Alicia Thornton is a public health registrar with a background in epidemiology of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. As part of her work she is currently involved in investigating populations who may benefit from PrEP and how best to reach them.

Getting PrEP to those who need it

Alicia Thornton and Luis Guerra, 31 October 2018 - Health Protection

The number of people newly diagnosed with HIV in England declined for the first time after more than 30 years of the HIV epidemic. Find out how PrEP- an HIV prevention drug can help to further reduce the number of people acquiring HIV.

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