69381 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 03 Nov 2024

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	69381 (2024)
Question asked:	20 Oct 2024
Member asking:	Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Casey Costello
Answer received:	29 Oct 2024
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_69381_2024
Document guid:	366da724-7040-4cae-90b2-e2ac276c467b

69381 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health: What progress, if any, has been made in the quarter April to June 2024 has been made toward actioning ‘Broader population screening services’ under Focus area 3: Testing and linkage to care actions as recommended in the National HIV Action Plan?

Hon Casey Costello: I am advised that during the April to June 2024 quarter, work continued on an audit of antenatal screening to identify gaps in screening for HIV (and syphilis) to inform further work to achieve the goals of the HIV Action Plan and wider Sexually Transmitted and Blood Borne Infections (STBBI) work. I am further advised the Privacy Impact Assessment for this work has now been completed and the data sharing arrangements are in progress.