More than 6 000 eligible people in Gauteng have already received the long-acting HIV prevention injection lenacapavir (LEN) since the phased rollout began on 8 June, the provincial Department of Health told EWN.
This is 131% of the province's initial monthly target of just under 4 700 initiations, it said.
Gauteng Health spokesperson Steve Mabona said there had been a strong uptake of lenacapavir in all five districts. “Tshwane recorded the highest number of initiations, sitting at 2 216, followed by Johannesburg at 1 981, Ekurhuleni 1 435, Sedibeng 377, and West Rand 121.”
He added that the department had sufficient stock levels “to support this programme”.
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