The WHO has approved the use of a new drug to prevent HIV. The drug is called Lenacapavir, and what makes it unique is that it only needs to be taken twice a year.

PEPFAR was launched in 2003 to stop the spread of HIV in Africa. Now, although some funding remains for the program, many of ...

Lenacapavir has been incredibly promising in trials and now the World Health Organisation have officially recommended the drug for HIV prevention. Smitha Mundasad explains the difference this ...

Thousands of adults age 50-plus are diagnosed with HIV every year, but an expanding menu of medications can help prevent ...

Researchers found that lenacapavir reduced almost 100% reduction new HIV infections among participants who received it as a ...

Lenacapavir, new twice-yearly HIV injection, raises hope for pill-weary patients. Discordant couples, sex workers hail ‘game ...

The World Health Organization has suggested global release of lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable medication, as a powerful HIV infection-fighting medication. The historic suggestion was made ...

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Kenya is set to roll out the long-acting injectable HIV Pre-Exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) Lenacapavir by January 2026 following its approval by the World Health Organization.In a statement, Health ...

A landmark breakthrough in HIV prevention — a scientific feat decades in the making — received final approval from the Food ...

Whitman-Walker Health highlights the importance of PrEP in HIV prevention and encourages collective action to increase access ...