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Saturday, 03 October, 2026

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  South Africa, Eswatini, and Zambia were to begin on Monday administering a groundbreaking new HIV-prevention injection in the drug’s first public rollouts in Africa, which has the world’s highest HIV burden. Lenacapavir, taken twice a year, has been shown Read more…


  South Africa, Eswatini, and Zambia on Monday began administering a groundbreaking HIV-prevention injection in the drug’s first public rollouts in Africa, which has the world’s highest HIV burden. Lenacapavir, which is taken twice a year, has been shown to Read more…


South Africa, Eswatini and Zambia on Monday began administering a new HIV-prevention injection, marking the first public rollout of the drug in Africa, the region with the world’s highest HIV burden. The injectable drug, lenacapavir, is taken twice a year Read more…


As the world marks the day of the girl child on October 11, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, AHF, has called for intensive sexuality education and empowerment of adolescent girls and young women inNigeria. This is even as it noted that Read more…


Generic versions of a groundbreaking injectable HIV-prevention drug should be available for $40 a year in more than 100 countries from 2027, Unitaid and the Gates Foundation said Wednesday. The two organisations have entered into separate agreements with Indian pharmaceutical Read more…


Nigeria must take bold steps to ensure that HIV prevention, treatment, and support remain accessible and resilient, especially as the donor landscapes evolve and apathy deepens. To achieve this, Nigeria must leverage its specially unified platform designed for the technical Read more…


A medical doctor, Dr Iyayi Osifo, has sparked interest in a rare genetic mutation that gives some individuals resistance to HIV infection. Osifo spoke of this rare genetic mutation in a post he shared on social media on Tuesday. Highlighting Read more…