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HIV prevention drug to be made affordable in Nigeria and 119 countries

HIV prevention drug to be made affordable in Nigeria and 119 countries

Gilead Sciences has unveiled plans to make affordable versions of its groundbreaking HIV prevention drug, lenacapavir, available in 120 low and middle-income countries. Lenacapavir, which is administered as a twice-yearly injection, has shown promising results in clinical trials, significantly reducing HIV infection rates among both women and men.   In trials conducted in South Africa and Uganda, lenacapavir effectively prevented …

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