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Lenacapavir, taken twice a year, has been shown to reduce the risk of HIV transmission by more than 99.9 percent, making it functionally akin to a powerful vaccine.

By Channels Television


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 to reduce the risk of HIV transmission by more than 99.9 percent, making it functionally akin to a powerful vaccine.

In South Africa, where one in five adults lives with HIV, a Wits University research unit oversaw the rollout as part of an initiative funded by Unitaid, the United Nations health agency.

“The first individuals have begun using lenacapavir for HIV prevention in South Africa … making it among the first real-world use of the 6-monthly injectable in low-and middle-income countries,” Unitaid said in a statement.

It did not specify how many people received the first doses of the drug, which cost $28,000 per person a year in the United States. A broader national rollout is expected next year.

Neighbouring Zambia and Eswatini received 1,000 doses last month as part of a US programme and were expected to launch the drug at World AIDS Day ceremonies on Monday.

Under the programme, manufacturer Gilead Sciences has agreed to provide lenacapavir at no profit to two million people in countries with a high HIV burden over three years.

Critics say this is far below the actual requirement and that the market price is out of reach for most people.

Eastern and southern Africa account for about 52 percent of the 40.8 million people living with HIV worldwide, according to 2024 UNAIDS data.

Generic versions of lenacapavir are expected to be available from 2027 at around $40 per year in more than 100 countries, through agreements by Unitaid and the Gates Foundation with Indian pharmaceutical companies.

Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, has been used for over a decade to prevent HIV, but its reliance on a daily pill has limited its impact on global infections.

https://www.channelstv.com/2025/12/01/africa-unveils-groundbreaking-hiv-prevention-injection/

The real giant of Africa South Africa the most outspoken black nation on earth competing with the whites, no wonder they hate other African countries because they are not ready to grow.

Price in Nigeria.. it should really be subsidized

This is very commendable

Good development

Must I type up to 40 words
When someone doesn't have anything else to say
You just want to force the person to type@seunosewa

The world will get there someday.
Kudus to the inventors

1 in every 5 adult

Shouting omo omo

Good news but very costly.

Abstainance and faithfulness to partner still best cure

A dose of Lenacapavir costs $28,000 per person and you have to take it twice in a year. That's roughly 40million naira.

Rawww raww rawww

Lemme fire down

Any vaccine that must be taken yearly is not worth it

Imagine avoiding hiv then contacting hepatitis or even Warts

My guys will throw away their cartons of condoms and starts going in raw

Goodmarlian:
The real giant of Africa South Africa the most outspoken black nation on earth competing with the whites no wonder they hate other African countries because they are not ready to grow.

lolz.

You didn't read the article though.

It's countries with highest numbers of infected people that they are starting with.

Nigeria'a battle with HIV has been a huge success until the recent Trump administration started cutting aids to the country.

It's almost as though we won the battle against aids.

So much so that doctors don't see HIV cases as much as a whole week in the hospital unlike before.

NOETHNICITY:
My guys will throw away their cartons of condoms and starts going in raw

it's for prevention not cure o.

Besides it'll take a while to achieve herd immunity so everyone should continue using condoms abeg.

Which one be prevention injection which on be vaccine.

I need help doctors.

It works for those who are patients . It prevents them.from.transmissiom but doesn't prevent from contracting

Bullhari:
Any vaccine that must be taken yearly is not worth it

it's twice a year.

Better than taking pills everyday if you ask me

28,000 dollars per person per year

$28,000 per injection

How much go come remain to pay Olosho after I buy the injection??

$28,000/person per year?

It is well

dre11:
Lenacapavir, taken twice a year, has been shown to reduce the risk of HIV transmission by more than 99.9 percent, making it functionally akin to a powerful vaccine.



https://www.channelstv.com/2025/12/01/africa-unveils-groundbreaking-hiv-prevention-injection/

Gotocourt:
Rawww raww rawww

Lemme fire down

please don't go raw.

I'm quoting this because of other people who might be naive enough to take this seriously.

It's not a cure for HIV. It helps prevent you from contracting HIV.

It doesn't cure HIV.

Please continue using condoms if you cannot abstain

Besides, it's not available in Nigeria yet until 2027 and might cost around N60k per year.

U

Bullhari:
Any vaccine that must be taken yearly is not worth it

This is a giant leap guy.

Caveat emptor!
Caveat emptor!!
Caveat emptor!!!

Africa open your eyes...

Open eye! Open sense! - Fela in "Follow Follow"

Lyrics of Mr. Follow Follow by Fela Kuti
intro
Mr. Follow-follow (follow, follow, follow, follow, follow, follow)
Mr. Follow-follow (follow, follow, follow, follow, follow, follow)
verse
Some dey follow-ollow, dem close dem eye (dem close eye, pin-pin-pin)
Some dey follow-follow, dem close dem mouth (dem close mouth, pam-pam-pam)
Some dey follow-follow, dem close dem ear (dem close ear, g′boing-boing-boing)
Some dey follow-follow, dem close dem sense (dem close sense, biri-biri)
Some dey follow-follow, dem close dem eye (dem close eye, pin-pin-pin)
Some dey follow-follow, dem close dem mouth (dem close mouth, pam-pam-pam)
Some dey follow-follow, dem close dem ear (dem close ear, g'boing-boing-boing)
Some dey follow-follow, dem close dem sense (dem close sense, biri-biri)
I say dem close sense
Say dem close sense
If you dey follow-follow
Make you open eye, open mouth, open sense
If you dey follow-follow
Make you open sense, open ear, open mouth
Na that time, na that time you no go fall
Na that time, na that time you no go fall
If you dey follow-follow dem book (na inside cupboard you go quench)
If you dey follow-follow dem book (na inside cupboard you go quench)
Coakroach dey, ee-rat dey, Ikan dey, darkness dey- ee
(Na inside cupboard you go quench)
chorus
My brother, make you no follow book-o
Look am and go your way (follow-follow)
If you dey make you follow-follow (follow-follow)
Make you open eye (follow-follow)
If you dey follow-follow (follow-follow)
Make you open sense (follow-follow)
If you dey follow-follow (follow-follow)
Make you open eye (follow-follow)
If you dey follow-follow (follow-follow)
Make you open sense (follow-follow)
My brothers, make you no follow book-o
Look am and use your sense
(Follow-follow)
If you dey follow-follow (follow-follow)
hook
Make you open eye (follow-follow)
If you dey follow-follow (follow-follow)
Make you open mouth (follow-follow)
Make you open eye (follow-follow)
Make you open sense (follow-follow)
outro
Follow-follow, follow-follow
Follow-follow, follow-follow
Follow-follow, follow-follow
Follow-follow, follow-follow
Follow-follow, follow-follow
Follow-follow, follow-follow
Writer(s): Kuti Fela Anikulapo

eedimo:
The world will get there someday.
Kudus to the inventors

When it comes to diseases that don't have cure, people only focus on HIV, forgotten that more than 70% of diseases ever known to humans don't have cure according to world pharmaceutical industries and research.

Diabetes, High blood pressure, cancer, arthritis, herpes virus, kidney disease, appetites, jaundice, cicle cell anaemia, etc.

The only sickness that have obvious cure withiout keep buying drugs to maintain according to world pharmaceutical industry is probably malaria.

THIS IS FANTASTIC! VERY VERY SUPER FANTASTIC.

We are almost there.

That means the negotiations to bring down the price worked. Last I heard, the drug company had beaten down the price, but it was still three times what South Africa wanted

KUDOS to everyone

Now ask ur self what is giant about Nigeria? Dis is very disgraceful as a country of concern.

Let hope W.H.O won't say its a poison... just let's pray

Akwamkpuruamu:
It works for those who are patients . It prevents them.from.transmissiom but doesn't prevent from contracting

That's not true. It is used for pre-exposure prophylaxis.

yemmit90:
When it comes to diseases that don't have cure, people only focus on HIV, forgotten that more than 70% of diseases ever known to humans don't have cure according to world pharmaceutical industries and research.

Diabetes, High blood pressure, cancer, arthritis, herpes virus, kidney disease, appetites, jaundice, cicle cell anaemia, etc.

The only sickness that have obvious cure withiout keep buying drugs to maintain according to world pharmaceutical industry is probably malaria.

Antibiotics do also work, as do some cancer drugs, if taken early enough.

But you are very right

One disease that has no cure is common cold. The drugs we take for the common cold just treat the symptoms, they do nothing for the virus. Antibiotics don't work against viruses. It just happens that the virus that causes common cold is self limiting and not stronk enough to deal with the victim.

dre11:
Under the programme, manufacturer Gilead Sciences has agreed to provide lenacapavir at no profit to two million people in countries with a high HIV burden over three years.

Critics say this is far below the actual requirement and that the market price is out of reach for most people.

This headline by Channels is fraudulent as it suggests that the prevention injection was researched, developed and manufactured by Africans.

They finally perfected the ways to make money from it, so they are rolling it out.

Imagine the entire adult population taking this twice a year in south Africa alone let alone the rest of the world.
Plenty billions for big pharmaceutical companies.

Now who wants to be the lab rat to test this?.