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Lenacapavir HIV prevention shots remain scarce in Uganda, AP reports
AP reported twice-yearly lenacapavir remains hard to obtain in Uganda even as the FDA tentatively approved a cheaper generic for many low-income countries.
- The Seattle Times is now reporting this
- New headline Was: “Promising new HIV-prevention drug is hard to find where it's most needed, in places like Uganda”
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The Associated Press reported from Mbarara, Uganda, that a twice-yearly HIV-prevention injection, lenacapavir, remains difficult to obtain where demand is high, even as other PrEP options are more widely used1.
AP said studies have found the Gilead Sciences drug can offer nearly complete protection from HIV with two shots a year, while daily PrEP pills and an every-other-month cabotegravir shot are already effective and more available1.
Health workers and patients in western Uganda described clinic stockouts of the injection, according to AP, which also cited University of Liverpool researcher Andrew Hill saying the global rollout is not scaling fast enough toward millions of people1.
AP reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week tentatively approved a generic version intended for about 120 low-income countries at roughly $40 a year, compared with a U.S. list price of $28,2181.
The Global Fund hopes to reach 3 million people by the end of 2028, AP said, while Doctors Without Borders argued that target is too low and asked Gilead to expand cheap supply and sell doses directly to the group1.
