AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs

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[spotlight] Eight months after the Supreme Court of Appeal gave the green light for specially trained pharmacists to dispense antiretrovirals without a script from a doctor, the programme remains stuck in the starting blocks. With enabling permits now seemingly on the horizon, Angela Tembo and Dr Deanne Johnston ask if there has been sufficient planning to make the initiative a ...

[U.S. Embassy Lilongwe] The United States government has delivered the first shipment of lenacapavir, a cutting-edge new HIV prevention medication, to Malawi. Chargé d'Affaires Jonathan Fischer handed over the first contribution of lenacapavir to Minister of Health Madalitso Baloyi at Lilongwe's Area 25 Health Center on July 2. The introduction of lenacapavir underscores co...

[The Conversation Africa] In a typical year, scientists discover two or three viruses that have never been seen in people before. The number fluctuates, but the trend has been fairly steady since the 1960s.

[New Times] The Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) is finalising preparations for the rollout of lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable drug for HIV prevention, expected to be introduced in November.