The jab, given every two months, has been offered on a non-profit basis, but it can’t compete with a cheap daily HIV-prevention pill The South African health department says the reduced cost of a new anti-HIV injection is still three times more than it can afford to pay.The UK-based drug company ViiV Healthcare has lowered the price from 729 rand per shot (£32) to between 540 and 570 rand (£23.66-£24.97). Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/nov/17/south-africa-hiv-cab-la-cabotegravir-viiv-healthcare
Author : Mia Malan
Publish date : 2023-11-17 08:00:38
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South Africa ‘can’t afford’ to pay for new anti-HIV drug, despite cut-price offer
