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Malawi health officials receive the country's first shipment of lenacapavir HIV prevention doses during the official handover ceremony.
Africa HIV/AIDS

38,000 Malawians to Receive Lenacapavir as First Shipment of HIV Prevention Doses Arrives

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa Malawi has received its first shipment of lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable HIV prevention medicine, with enough doses expected to protect 38,000 people, marking another milestone in Africa’s rollout of one of the most significant advances in HIV prevention in decades. The arrival of the first of two planned shipments positions Malawi as

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Illustration of hantavirus spread and rodent transmission linked to Zimbabwe monitoring health workers after international exposure.
Breaking News Global Health Health News

WHO Declares Hantavirus Outbreak Over After Final Contact Tests Negative

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa WHO has officially declared the recent hantavirus outbreak over after the last person known to have been exposed to the virus completed quarantine and tested negative. Announcing the development, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the final identified contact linked to the outbreak had safely completed the required monitoring period.

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