Matthew 25 unveils mobile STD testing unit
Last August, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention granted $3,000,000 in funding to the organization. Matthew 25 used a large portion of that grant in partnership with Mission Mobile Medical to customize the treatment center.
As for why this was needed, Chief Executive Officer, Courtney Woolfork, said, 'We have clinics in Owensboro, Henderson, and Bowling Green. But everything in between is really hard for people to get access to, because there isn't public transportation always.'
The non-profit covers 25 counties in Kentucky and 12 in Indiana and officials say that they have seen STD trends increasing in those regions. Woolfork says that trends like these are why it's so beneficial to have a mobile treatment unit that can serve vulnerable areas.
The mobile unit will also have PREP pills available to those who have had a Sexually Transmitted Illnesses. Matthew 25 urges those who have come in contact with an STD or STI to get this pill to lessen their chances of contracting HIV in the future.
Over the next couple months, Woolfork and her team plan on traveling to 25 counties in the Tri-State. March 27 will kick off the road trip, as they will be in Owensboro, Kentucky for National HIV Testing Day.
Although they are fighting an uphill battle the mission statement is clear, 'Meeting people where they are and however they are.'
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