THE Ministry of Health has received the first shipment of United States-funded Lenacapavir HIV prevention medication. Lenacapavir is administered twice a year and promises to be a new and powerful tool in the fight against HIV. Speaking after touring the UTH Women and Newborn Hospital, Wednesday, United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Frank Garcia said the medication was being given to Zambia free of charge. “The arrival of the first shipment of Lenacapavir, an American medical innovation, and one of the most significant breakthroughs in HIV prevention in a generation, represents exactly this kind of partnership in action. Administered just twice a year, Lenacapavir offers women, mothers, and at-risk populations across Zambia a new and powerful tool...

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