Lenacapavir: NDA approves HIV prevention shot

Uganda’s National Drug Authority (NDA) has approved lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable HIV prevention drug manufactured by U.S.-based Gilead Sciences. “This is a game-changer for HIV prevention, especially for those at high risk. This is a great step towards ending AIDS by 2030,” NDA said on X. The long-acting pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) offers high-risk adults and…

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Senior clinician arrested with 500,000 doses of ARVs

The National Drug Authority (NDA), working with the Uganda Police Force, has arrested a Senior Clinical Officer attached to Nyamuyanja Health Centre IV in Isingiro District over the theft of a huge consignment of government medicines, including more than half a million doses of antiretrovirals (ARVs). The suspect, Muzahura John Baptist, was tracked down after…

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