Increase in demand for STI testing kits - Emily Keegan Reports
The Hard Shoulder · Newstalk
April 2, 202612m 27s
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Show Notes
Over 130,000 at-home STI testing kits were ordered and dispatched by the HSE last year. It’s an increase of about four thousand tests compared to 2024, and shows continuing increases in demand since the kits were introduced in 2022.
For more, we’re joined now by Newstalk reporter Emily Keegan. Emily, what else do the figures tell us?