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Healthcare worker discussing Lenacapavir HIV prevention injection rollout in Zimbabwe
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South Africa Launches Bid to Produce Lenacapavir as Region Seeks HIV Prevention Breakthrough

Michael Gwarisa

  Michael Gwarisa South Africa has taken a significant step toward expanding access to next-generation HIV prevention by launching a process aimed at manufacturing lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable drug widely seen as a potential game-changer in the fight against HIV. The initiative forms part of a broader strategy by the government to strengthen regional pharmaceutical

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‘Unsafe Abortions Driving Preventable Maternal Deaths’

Kuda Pembere

Kudakwashe Pembere Abortion complications account for an estimated five percent of maternal deaths in her setting. Of the women who die from abortion-related complications, up to 70 percent have undergone unsafe procedures. For Dr Rumbidzai Makoni, these are not just statistics. They are women she has treated, and in some cases, women she lost. An

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