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Africa: A New HIV Prevention Jab Could End Aids – Unless Secrecy and Greed Get in the Way

eriinfo.com6 months ago012 mins

A new HIV prevention jab has the potential to bring an end to the AIDS epidemic. But a lack of ambition and unjustifiable secrecy over pricing is holding it back, argue three leading health activists. Imagine a new HIV prevention tool existed that could – if it reached the right people – flick the switch…

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Africa: WHO Urges Roll-Out of First Long-Acting HIV Prevention Jab

eriinfo.com8 months ago06 mins

A breakthrough HIV drug that only needs to be injected twice a year to offer near-total protection from the virus and developing AIDS should be made available “immediately” at pharmacies, clinics and via online consultations, the UN health agency said on Monday. Injectable lenacapavir – LEN, for short – is a highly effective, long-acting antiretroviral…