Africa: Time to Embrace HIV Prevention Tools While We Wait For The Cure

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Africa: Time to Embrace HIV Prevention Tools While We Wait For The Cure
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Blog - allAfrica's Sethi Ncube is in Lima, Peru, for the 5th HIV Research for Prevention Conference, HIVR4P 2024, reporting from the only global scientific conference focused on the challenging and fast-growing field of HIV prevention research.

For Idah Mulala, becoming an IAS change maker has been a passion of mine, driven by my work in sexual and reproductive health and rights, HIV prevention, and youth engagement in my country."Through the change-maker programme, I aim to showcase the impactful work I am doing in Zambia, particularly in these areas.

Lenacapavir is a game-changing leap in HIV prevention. For people in under-resourced areas, the convenience of taking a biannual injection as opposed to a daily oral medication could be revolutionary. It offers a practical and stigma-reducing option, especially for women who have historically faced barriers to adherence to traditional PrEP. As Beatriz Grinsztejn, President of the International AIDS Society , noted, these findings could transform HIV prevention for all genders.

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