Rwanda to expand access to HIV preventive injection

Rwanda’s Injectable HIV Prevention Gains Momentum Despite Limited Access - Commonwealth Union

Africa (Commonwealth Union) _ Seven months after Rwanda rolled out the world’s first injectable HIV prevention drug, health officials say the initiative is picking up steam, albeit for now in just two clinics in the capital, Kigali. The two-monthly long-acting pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) injection, cabotegravir, is administered and was rolled out last January as one of the country’s high-risk HIV prevention measures. It is only being distrib…

Rwanda to expand access to HIV preventive injection

Seven months after Rwanda introduced injectable PrEP, a preventive drug for people without HIV, health officials report that the programme is moving forward though access is still limited to just two health centres in Kigali. Currently, the oral PrEP is the primary HIV prevention method in Rwanda and it is offered for free at all public health facilities, along with counselling to support consistent use. ALSO READ: Rwanda launches use of injecta…