它同意在上诉法院去年支持高等法院裁决后为试验提供资金。该裁决表示，尽管 NHS 声称地方当局应该为这种药物提供资金，但 NHS 有权支付 PrEP 的费用。
It agreed to fund the trial after the Court of Appeal upheld a High Court ruling last year, which said the NHS had the power to pay for PrEP despite its claims that local authorities should fund it.