South Africa will receive its first batch of the once-every-six-months HIV prevention shot, lenacapavir, soon. Roll-out in government clinics is set to start within the next couple of months, the health department says depending on when the first batch of medicine arrives, and by when samples of the shipment have been quality-tested.
The government will have to dig deep in its pocketbook to make sure the country reaps the full benefit of this prevention medicine in the aftermath of the Trump administrations defunding shocks of 2025.
The first batch is part of doses paid for by the Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria. But in total, the Fund will only donate 3 of the stock required to end Aids by 2043 in the country. The rest would mostly need to come from the national and provincial health departments own budgets.
So how best to spend the HIV prevention budget so that the country can drive infections down as fast as possible?
We take a look at what modelling data shows.
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South Africas first batch of the once-every-six-months HIV prevention shot, lenacapavir LEN paid for with the countrys current grant from the Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria will soon arrive, the health department says, although its slightly delayed.
Government roll-out is set to start in government clinics within the next couple of months, depending on when the first batch of medicine arrives, and by when samples of the first batch have been quality-tested to ensure safe and effective medicine will be distributed.
