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Ramaphosa hails Lenacapavir roll out as turning point in HIV fight

8 Jun 2026, 16:56 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)
Ramaphosa hails Lenacapavir roll out as turning point in HIV fight
Credit: editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

A twice-yearly injectable HIV prevention drug has arrived in South Africa. The rollout of the drug, lenacapavir, is underway in the country that needs it the most, about a-year-and-a-half after US aid cuts hit some of its HIV programmes.