UNAIDS Welcomes ViiV's Agreement to Enable Generic Production of Long Acting...: Africa
MSF nurse mentor, Tinashe Mbirimi mentoring a village health worker, Rinet Zhou on how to register people living with HIV to collect antiretroviral treatment using the Out of Facility Community ART Distribution model in Mwenezi, Zimbabwe.UNAIDS welcomes the agreement between ViiV and the Medicines Patent Pool to enable access to generic formulation of long acting Cabotegravir for PrEP to 90 low- and lower-middle income countries.
Progress in the global HIV response is slowing, and in too many countries we are even seeing rising infections. The 2025 targets are in danger, and only bold actions can enable the curve of new infections to be pulled down. We cannot afford to wait for new technologies to be deployed. Further action is essential to ensure that the potential that this announcement brings is fully realised.
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