(CNN) Hundreds of thousands of uninsured people may soon have access to medication meant to curb the HIV epidemic.

President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced on Twitter that the administration has worked with biotechnology company Gilead to secure a donation of an HIV prevention drug.

Truvada is a PrEP or pre-exposure prophylaxis, which can prevent transmission of HIV to those at risk of acquiring infection.

The donation "will help us achieve our goal of ending the HIV epidemic in America," Trump tweeted.

Great news today: My Administration just secured a historic donation of HIV prevention drugs from Gilead to help expand access to PrEP for the uninsured and those at risk. Will help us achieve our goal of ending the HIV epidemic in America! https://t.co/wux5QasWgW — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 9, 2019

Gilead said in a press release on Thursday that the company has agreed to provide up to 2.4 million bottles of the drug Truvada annually to the Center for Disease Control. The drug will go to "uninsured Americans at risk for HIV," the release said.

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