<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[PrEPing Malta]]></title><description><![CDATA[PrEPing Malta]]></description><link>https://prepingmalta.wixsite.com/website/blog-1</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 11:13:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://prepingmalta.wixsite.com/website/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Malta has highest rate of HIV diagnoses in the EU
]]></title><description><![CDATA[Malta has the highest rate of new HIV diagnoses among EU countries and continues to report an increase, whil e two-thirds are showing...]]></description><link>https://prepingmalta.wixsite.com/website/post/malta-has-highest-rate-of-hiv-diagnoses-in-the-eu</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61cc37ad67a8ea00160eb533</guid><category><![CDATA[INTERVIEWS]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2021 10:27:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ef710_aa16d19489e04a92a64f002447fd7dc9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Josef Rapa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Working towards an HIV-free future]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have come a long way since the first cases of HIV were identified forty years ago. We went from no treatment to a cocktail of drugs...]]></description><link>https://prepingmalta.wixsite.com/website/post/working-towards-an-hiv-free-future</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61cc35df0da5e00016a12844</guid><category><![CDATA[PRESS]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2021 10:20:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ef710_e3b8798241ef46e3b47f6efb1911fb3f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_918,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Josef Rapa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[PrEP - back in stock]]></title><description><![CDATA[PrEP back in stock]]></description><link>https://prepingmalta.wixsite.com/website/post/prep-in-malta-back-in-stock</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6114e4eff17c910015817e93</guid><category><![CDATA[NEWS]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 09:19:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ef710_ba9bcff848eb458bb15d1c874256a6e9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_965,h_806,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Josef Rapa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fighting one pandemic while ignoring another ]]></title><description><![CDATA[HIV is not Santa. It does not care if you have been naughty or nice. It is a virus that does not discriminate.]]></description><link>https://prepingmalta.wixsite.com/website/post/fighting-one-pandemic-while-ignoring-another</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fe30b1ce58ef60017564250</guid><category><![CDATA[PRESS]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 09:26:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ef710_372e54a831404bb98259637421acb557~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Josef Rapa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lack of sexual health services: a ticking sexual health time bomb]]></title><description><![CDATA[I called the GU clinic for a sexual health screening and was told to call again in a fortnight. By then, clinicians hope that they will...]]></description><link>https://prepingmalta.wixsite.com/website/post/lack-of-sexual-health-services-a-ticking-sexual-health-time-bomb</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5eff096ad3222a001701607d</guid><category><![CDATA[PRESS]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2020 10:35:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ef710_81ff119cbeb444fe8fe5212d8f8dded5~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_504,h_686,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Josef Rapa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[PrEP: not just a health issue but an educational one]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, The Malta Independent on Sunday spoke with HIV activists in order to get an insight on the current situation of HIV...]]></description><link>https://prepingmalta.wixsite.com/website/post/prep-not-just-a-health-issue-but-an-educational-one</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e4a93556efacd0017da9592</guid><category><![CDATA[PRESS]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2020 13:29:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ef710_877d11088bad4075b826e162962a886a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_884,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Josef Rapa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buying PrEP]]></title><description><![CDATA[We often receive questions on where to buy PrEP from and how much it costs. Below we publish a redacted version which we hope answers...]]></description><link>https://prepingmalta.wixsite.com/website/post/buying-prep</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5defdf63fa3b1f00180a6bc8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2019 18:29:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ef710_5f809fc506b341de9d53511adab2b02d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_628,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Josef Rapa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[HIV is not a bad person's disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, World AIDS Day, we remember those who lost their battle against AIDS – the late-stage HIV when the condition remains untreated....]]></description><link>https://prepingmalta.wixsite.com/website/post/hiv-is-not-a-bad-person-s-disease</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5defe5dca165310017450b2a</guid><category><![CDATA[PRESS]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2019 18:41:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ef710_ad41d363d5f54f64a8017d6e0b28a027~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_620,h_882,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Josef Rapa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Handing out preventive HIV pills cheaper than treatment for life]]></title><description><![CDATA[prevention is better – and cheaper – than cure,”]]></description><link>https://prepingmalta.wixsite.com/website/post/handing-out-preventive-hiv-pills-cheaper-than-treatment-for-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5defe7d13fb3ff0017b2c22f</guid><category><![CDATA[PRESS]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2019 17:49:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ef710_c6646dfda5e6440d959c65bea2be40a0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_613,h_878,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Josef Rapa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[HIV services tender left too many questions unanswered – lawyer]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tender launched in February which would require the winning company to provide HIV related services was too vague in its description of...]]></description><link>https://prepingmalta.wixsite.com/website/post/hiv-services-tender-left-too-many-questions-unanswered-lawyer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5df0923f333b440017eea921</guid><category><![CDATA[INTERVIEWS]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 06:01:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ef710_3334b32d8a424d15aeaf1c3245c9d7d4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_879,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Josef Rapa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Europe needs PrEP - Gus Cairns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just yesterday, in my capacity as an editor of Aidsmap.com, I wrote a report about people attending a clinic in Los Angeles and using HIV...]]></description><link>https://prepingmalta.wixsite.com/website/post/why-europe-needs-prep-gus-cairns</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d24527f1938960016a56ccf</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2019 08:50:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ef710_20fa511afb2f411eb87036a0dfdaf43a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Josef Rapa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Privatisation through the backdoor? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Government is allocating a budget of €1 million per annum for the provision of service for the treatment of people living with HIV....]]></description><link>https://prepingmalta.wixsite.com/website/post/privatisation-through-the-backdoor</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ced4edb467aed001508b5bb</guid><category><![CDATA[PRESS]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2019 15:09:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ef710_c654fbf71c7f481ea01436f17cd3534f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_806,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Josef Rapa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is unwise to think we are on the brink of curing HIV - Matthew Hodson
]]></title><description><![CDATA[Any story about an HIV cure is bound to stir excitement. Scientists have just reported a new case study of a previously HIV+ man,...]]></description><link>https://prepingmalta.wixsite.com/website/post/it-is-unwise-to-think-we-are-on-the-brink-of-curing-hiv-matthew-hodson</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ce55f724a92ed0015a6f900</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2019 14:45:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ef710_9dea30f0fb564118828baff35fb4a32e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_341,h_512,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Josef Rapa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[PrEP is the most effective HIV prevention tool we have - Matthew Hodson]]></title><description><![CDATA[PrEP is the most effective HIV prevention tool we have The reason that any instance of someone acquiring HIV while on PrEP is big news is...]]></description><link>https://prepingmalta.wixsite.com/website/post/prep-is-the-most-effective-hiv-prevention-tool-we-have-matthew-hodson</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cd40358595a1300c2559e08</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2019 10:59:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ef710_9dea30f0fb564118828baff35fb4a32e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_341,h_512,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Josef Rapa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SHUT THE FRONT DOOR! 5 things you need you know about HIV now!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alright kids, class is in session. We’re going to be going through 5 facts about HIV that we should all know but probably don’t,...]]></description><link>https://prepingmalta.wixsite.com/website/post/shut-the-front-door-5-things-you-need-you-know-about-hiv-now</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5caf3c22d66ce4001580cfc8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2019 13:16:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ef710_94dbdc9d06d14aac9bd922f134b74e27~mv2.gif/v1/fit/w_480,h_386,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Josef Rapa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ivan's PrEP success story]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week at PrEPing Malta we held an interview with PrEP user Ivan Chircop. Ivan, originally from Malta, is now based in Sydney where he...]]></description><link>https://prepingmalta.wixsite.com/website/post/ivan-s-prep-success-story</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ca84b7ba9133d0015dbd0ba</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2019 06:50:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ef710_15c6a86cb3b14d3a854d057839ef3320~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_533,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Josef Rapa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fear no more -our health, our right!]]></title><description><![CDATA[“And don’t forget your condoms!” You have heard it forever, and probably practised it quite a bit- European gay men are among the most...]]></description><link>https://prepingmalta.wixsite.com/website/post/fear-no-more-our-health-our-right</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c9cfb1dac64ca00142b114a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 16:56:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ef710_3888d8debfa84db986d04007effc1d89~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_369,h_369,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Josef Rapa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reclaiming my time!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was diagnosed with HIV at 21. I was just out of a three-year relationship. Because of my diagnosis, I was told that I couldn’t get a...]]></description><link>https://prepingmalta.wixsite.com/website/post/reclaiming-my-time</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c934b331127d7001da7cffc</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2019 08:53:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ef710_3b92a00814564ff2b264975bca33aea1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Josef Rapa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[L-attiviżmu Malti fuq l-HIV ''għadu fi ċkunitu''
]]></title><description><![CDATA[Huwa avukat, akkademiku u attivist fil-qasam tal-etika fil-kura tas-saħħa. F’intervista ma’ inewsmalta Dr Mark Josef Rapa jiddiskuti fuq...]]></description><link>https://prepingmalta.wixsite.com/website/post/l-attivi%C5%BCmu-malti-fuq-l-hiv-g%C4%A7adu-fi-%C4%8Bkunitu</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c939e0afdde1b001cc9fea0</guid><category><![CDATA[PRESS]]></category><category><![CDATA[INTERVIEWS]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2019 14:28:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ef710_a5b831d00d9c4dc799ec7226c8890e92~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_586,h_830,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Josef Rapa</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not everything moves forward]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the 1980s, or to be more precise - May 11th, 1982, the world heard about what we now know to be HIV. Back then, however, it was known...]]></description><link>https://prepingmalta.wixsite.com/website/post/not-everything-moves-foreward</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c8a230cea40ad001c3133f9</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2019 10:13:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5ef710_91d765e0405e4e09a95dd8ca30cde112~mv2_d_7360_4912_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Josef Rapa</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>