{"id":43639,"date":"2026-08-24T12:55:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T10:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=43639"},"modified":"2026-08-24T12:55:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T10:55:30","slug":"sa-ramps-up-lenacapavir-supplies-to-clear-clinic-shortages","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/sa-ramps-up-lenacapavir-supplies-to-clear-clinic-shortages\/","title":{"rendered":"SA ramps up Lenacapavir supplies to clear clinic shortages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Health authorities in South Africa&#8217;s (SA) Gauteng province are moving to clear up local shortages of the long-acting HIV prevention drug, Lenacapavir, after a sharp rise in patient demand left several public clinics running low.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To get ahead of the supply pressure, the Gauteng Department of Health is sending out more than 28 000 new initiation packs to 133 facilities across high-density areas, including Johannesburg, Tshwane, and Sedibeng.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Department Spokesperson Steve Mabona called on patients starting the preventative treatment to stick closely to their clinic schedules so healthcare workers can manage stock and keep protection continuous.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Under the rollout guidelines, people receiving their first Lenacapavir jab need to head back to their clinic after one month for a progress check, followed by routine booster injections every six months. Health officials stress that these regular check-ups are essential for routine HIV retesting and overall health tracking.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":23887,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-43639","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"SA ramps up Lenacapavir supplies to clear clinic shortages in Gauteng","published_date":"2026-08-24 12:55:23","news_description":"SA ramps up Lenacapavir supplies to clear clinic shortages in Gauteng","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/43639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/43639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43641,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/43639\/revisions\/43641"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=43639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}