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Last updated on Friday, October 28, 2016
(JEFFERSONVILLE) - A southern Indiana county that’s preparing to launch a needle-exchange to curb the spread of hepatitis C and HIV is still looking for funding.
Clark County Health Commissioner Dr. Kevin Burke says the Ohio River county has received $7,000 from the Health Foundation of Greater Indianapolis for purchasing supplies.
But he tells The Courier-Journal it needs more than twice that to run the exchange for at least six months.
Indiana's health commissioner declared a public health emergency in Clark County in August, giving the county permission to operate a needle exchange following an HIV outbreak linked to intravenous drug use in adjacent Scott County.
Needle exchanges provide clean syringes to intravenous drug users to prevent needle-sharing that spreads hepatitis C, HIV and other diseases.
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