The World Health Organization is now recommending that countries include a newly approved HIV drug for prevention, lenacapavir, as a tool in their efforts to fight HIV infections, especially for groups most at risk and in areas where the burden of HIV remains high.This landmark guidance, released at the 13th International AIDS Society Conference in Kigali on July 14 – …
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The World Health Organization (WHO) released today new guidelines recommending the use of injectable lenacapavir (LEN) twice a year as an additional pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) option for HIV prevention, in a landmark policy action that could help reshape the global HIV response. The guidelines are being issued at the 13th International AIDS Society Conference (IAS 2025) on HIV Science, in Kigali, …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link The World Health Organization is now recommending that countries include an HIV drug newly approved for prevention, lenacapavir, as a tool in their efforts to fight HIV infections – especially for groups most at risk and in areas where the burden of HIV remains high. The global recommendation – issued Monday at the International AIDS Conference …
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People at higher risk of HIV, such as gay men and people who inject drugs, are facing record levels of criminalisation worldwide, according to UNAids. For the first time since the joint UN programme on HIV/Aids began reporting on punitive laws a decade ago, the number of countries criminalising same-sex sexual activity and gender expression has increased. In the past …
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