KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane
The Department of Health is taking another step in the fight against HIV with the rollout of injectable PrEP lenacapavir, set to begin this year.
About 37,000 doses of the bi-annual HIV prevention medication have been procured by the national government, and the rollout is expected to start mid-year, this is according to information provided by the Department of Health in KwaZulu-Natal to members of the Health Portfolio Committee.
Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane stated, “The first thing I want to brief the committee on is the matter of lenacapavir, which is a bi-annual injectable PrEP that we, as a government, have started buying. We, as a province, have been preparing the community and society so that when the injectables eventually come to the province, communities are aware and able to utilise the injectable.”
She said they have been informed that the rollout is going to start mid-year and that there are 37,000 doses being bought by the national government, which is something the minister will have to confirm.
