Atomo Diagnostics (ASX:AT1) has announced the national scale-up of the CONNECT program to provide free HIV self-tests through vending machines across Australia.
The Australian government funded the initiative in the 2024-25 Budget.
Thorne Harbour Health (THH) has placed an order for Atomo HIV tests worth approximately $230,000 to support the initial scale-up of the program nationally. THH operates in South Australia and Victoria - CONNECT National is coordinated from South Australia.
Atomo’s CEO, John Kelly, said, “We are excited about the growing adoption of HIV Self-Testing as critical to the government’s efforts to fight against HIV and look forward to continuing to work with THH and others to ensure that tests are readily available in the community where needed.” Mr Kelly added, “We are also pleased to be able to expand our supply of the Atomo HIV Self-Test into the New Zealand market, and we continue to look for international markets where we can secure meaningful pharmacy retail channel access for our HIV product.”