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The US government’s Aids fund, Pepfar, has donated 231 000 doses over two years to South Africa — 96 000 of the doses will arrive between October and December, enough for 13 728 people to use to protect themselves against HIV infection for one year.
ANTIRETROVIRAL INJECTION

South Africa to roll out HIV prevention injection CAB-LA in clinics, with US donation

CAB-LA virtually eliminates someone’s chances of contracting HIV, but costs about four times more than the government can afford to pay

  • Mia Malan
  • Linda Pretorius
5 min read
Gates lends Global Fund a helping hand
BILL GATES

Gates lends Global Fund a helping hand

Bill Gates has rescued a beleaguered health fund by pledging $750-million to fight three of world’s killer diseases — Aids, malaria and TB.

  • John Heilprin
3 min read
GLOBAL FUND FOR AIDS

Criminals threaten malaria fight

Counterfeit and substandard drugs threaten the fight against malaria in Africa.

  • Sarah Boseley
2 min read
GLOBAL FUND FOR AIDS

Global Fund grants Zim $37,9m to fight Aids

The Global Fund to fight Aids, tuberculosis and malaria on Friday granted Zimbabwe ,9-million.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
GLOBAL FUND

N’Dour: ‘War on malaria’ is the one US should wage

”If the United States wants to win a war, it ought to be the war on malaria,” says one of Africa’s best-known singing stars, Youssou N’Dour. The Senegalese superstar, who played…

  • Virginie Montet
2 min read