{"id":21952,"date":"2026-01-14T02:25:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T02:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/21952\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T02:25:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T02:25:18","slug":"unitaid-will-provide-funds-for-south-africa-and-zambia-to-widen-access-to-gileads-hiv-prevention-drug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/21952\/","title":{"rendered":"Unitaid will provide funds for South Africa and Zambia to widen access to Gilead&#8217;s HIV prevention drug"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Seeking to prevent the spread of HIV, Unitaid is providing $31 million to South Africa and Zambia in hopes of widening access to a groundbreaking prevention medicine beyond traditional health clinics.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations global health organization will work with local health ministries and community groups, among others, to facilitate distribution of lenacapavir to vulnerable populations \u2014 including sex workers and pregnant and breastfeeding women \u2014 through venues like pharmacies and hair salons.<\/p>\n<p>The plan is to quickly expand distribution through unorthodox channels in order to build on the promise of the injectable medicine, which is seen as a game-changing tool to eradicate HIV because it offers virtually complete protection against contracting the virus with just\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2025\/06\/18\/fda-approves-gilead-hiv-prevention-drug-lenacapavir-yeztugo-next-best-thing-to-vaccine\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a single administration every six months<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"restricted-text\">STAT+ Exclusive Story<\/p>\n<p class=\"restricted-login\">Already have an account? 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