Ramaphosa hails Lenacapavir roll out as turning point in HIV fight
8 Jun 2026, 16:56 GMT
By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)
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Source URL: http://www.africanews.com/2026/06/08/ramaphosa-hails-lenacapavir-roll-out-as-turning-point-in-hiv-fight/
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.