Free HIV and other STIs testing service RAPID is now offering a services free kits are free to access and mail out to Queensland residents aged 16 years and older (non-Queensland residents are ineligible). The kits can be ordered via an online order form (here) or via the QR codes on the posters.

There is an option to engage with a RAPID peer tester prior testing. This is optional to be sensitive to the needs and preferences of the ‘hard to reach’. Testing follow up and linkage to care is coordinated over the phone by a RAPID peer tester.

The program will be operational over the end of year holiday period. Test kits are available on an ongoing basis until the expiry of funding (Jun 2024). RAPID are unable to provide test kits for secondary distribution.

Further information on the program can be found on RAPID's website at rapid.org.au