Gauteng prepares major rollout of breakthrough HIV prevention injection

Gauteng is set to roll out Lenacapavir, a groundbreaking HIV prevention injection taken just twice a year, at 133 health facilities across the province. The initiative forms part of South Africa’s broader strategy to expand HIV prevention options and help end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. Targeting people at higher risk of infection, the rollout is

expected to reach communities across Johannesburg, Tshwane, Ekurhuleni, Sedibeng and the West Rand. Sister Thuli Molalakgotla from Shout-It-Now discusses what this could mean for HIV prevention efforts in the province.