The first batch of lenacapavir shots, a new six-monthly anti-HIV injection, should be managed strategically, said Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi in October.
Modelling data shows that the most impact could come from giving the shots to people who have a big chance of contracting the virus, such as female sex workers, gay and bisexual men, teen girls and young women, and pregnant and breastfeeding women.
But who should get what slice of the pie once the medicine is available in public clinics? And are numbers alone what would drive decisions?
Weve put together an easy graphic and interactive dashboard to show how different scenarios compare.
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Whats the best way to divvy up a shipment of medicine that will cover less than half the people per year than should ideally be reached to end Aids in South Africa?
Thats what public health experts discussed at a meeting organised by the health department and the countrys national Aids council, Sanac, in October about how to allocate the batch of lenacapavir LEN shots South Africa is getting thanks to a donation of 29.2-million about R500-million at the latest exchange rate by the Global Fund.
