South Africa: My Experience Getting the New HIV Prevention Jab, Lenacapavir

South Africa: My Experience Getting the New HIV Prevention Jab, Lenacapavir

[Health-e] This week, clinics in six provinces started the rollout of Lenacapavir, an injection that has been shown to be more than 96% effective in preventing HIV with just two jabs a year. This is part of a national rollout that was launched by the president last week. Of the 360 designated sites, 133 are in Gauteng.

Motsoaledi says Lenacapavir is safe, debunks claims it causes HIV or cancer

Aaron Motsoaledi addresses allegations that Lenacapavir causes cancer

The government rolls out lenacapavir, an HIV prevention drug, across six provinces. Health Minister Motsoaledi addresses misinformation and supply concerns.

Lenacapavir: Looking for ‘Lena’ in South Africa

For years, HIV prevention meant remembering a daily pill. Now Lenacapavir is changing that routine. With just two injections a year, this new medicine offers a different way to prevent HIV, and many South Africans have already started calling it simply “Lena”. The nickname is easy to understand. “Lenacapavir” is a long word, and healthcare workers, patients and communities often shorten medicine names. Yet behind the friendly nickname sits one o…