Lenacapavir | SA launches twice-yearly HIV prevention injection

South Africa has celebrated the rollout of Lenacapavir, a groundbreaking twice-yearly HIV prevention injection launched by President Cyril Ramaphosa.

But alongside this major milestone, HIV activists are warning of a treatment crisis, with an estimated 1.1 million people having defaulted on ARV treatment.

Gauteng alone has more than 326,000 people needing to be initiated or re-initiated on treatment, while access to Lenacapavir is expected to initially reach only about 400,000 people.

Chairperson of the Treatment Action Campaign, Sibongile Tshabalala joins us to elaborate further.

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