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The Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/Aids says the crisis is not an isolated supply-chain issue but a ‘systemic failure’ that demands urgent government intervention
CAB LA

FDA approval of injectable HIV prevention drug an important milestone for sub-Saharan Africa

The CAB-LA injection is the first of its kind in HIV prevention interventions and only needs to be taken every eight weeks

  • Marcia Zali
2 min read
Prevention and treatment: Selena Bishop attends a consultation at Sorgin Health Centre in Nsanje, Malawi. Bishop is HIV positive is collecting her ARV refill. New research has found a bimonthly injection to be highly effective in preventing new HIV infections. Photo: Luca Sola
ANTIRETROVIRALS

Six injections a year could stop new HIV infections

New research from seven countries in Africa signals the future of HIV prevention — but what can it learn from its past?

  • Laura López González
7 min read