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Friday, 6 July, 2012
Swiss reluctant to adopt new FDA-approved HIV home test
A controversial new medical product is set to arrive on shelves in the U.S. this autumn:an HIV testing kit which can be used at home. The kit was approved by drugs administration officials on Tuesday. It looks a bit like a home pregnancy kit and guarantees anonymity. Some see the development as a step forward for HIV prevention, but would it be welcomed here in Switzerland? WRS’s Dave Goodman asks Harry Witzthum from the Swiss AIDS Federation:
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A handout photo, provided by OraSure Technologies, Inc., shows a model using the company’s home HIV test kit. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the OraQuick In-Home Test Kit on July 3 for over the counter sale to consumers in the United States. The test, which detect antibodies to both HIV-1 and HIV-2 with an oral swab with results in as little as 20 minutes is expected to be available in October 2012. (Keystone/EPA/Chuck Zovko)
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