Nigeria Restricts HIV Injection Use in Pregnancy, Expands Access
Abuja, Nigeria – Nigeria limits the use of HIV prevention injection among pregnant women while planning nationwide expansion for high-risk groups. The Director-General of…
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Nigeria Receives Long-Acting HIV Prevention Drug Lenacapavir
LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria has received its first batch of 11,520 doses of Lenacapavir, marking a major step in expanding HIV prevention options. The…
Nigeria Set To Receive First Shipment of Twice-Yearly HIV Prevention Drug Lenacapavir
LAGOS, Nigeria – The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has announced that Nigeria will receive its first shipment of Lenacapavir (LEN),…
Nigeria Set for Nationwide Rollout of Twice-Yearly HIV Injection
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria moves closer to a nationwide rollout of a twice-yearly injectable HIV prevention drug as the Federal Government confirms advanced preparations…
Kenya to Roll Out Twice-Yearly HIV Prevention Drug in March
NAIROBI – Kenya prepares to deploy a new long-acting HIV-prevention drug across 15 priority counties, marking a major shift in the country’s fight against…
Nigeria to Roll Out Affordable Twice-Yearly HIV Injection
ABUJA, Nigeria – Health authorities in Nigeria have committed to making a new long-acting HIV prevention injection, lenacapavir, widely available after successful deployment in…
New HIV Prevention Tools and Investment Critical to Ending AIDS – WHO Warns
ABUJA, Nigeria – As the world marks World AIDS Day 2025, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on governments and global health partners…
Zambia, Zimbabwe Approve Lenacapavir at Record Speed Through WHO Collaborative Process
ABUJA, Nigeria – Zambia and Zimbabwe have become the latest African countries to approve the long-acting HIV prevention medicine lenacapavir, completing their regulatory processes…
Gates Foundation Backs $40 HIV Shot to End Epidemic
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has struck a deal with India’s Hetero Labs to produce an affordable HIV prevention injection…