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US Delivers 1,000 HIV Doses Amid Aid Cuts
11/18/2025
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- The United States Department of State announced the delivery of 1,000 lenacapavir doses to Zambia and Eswatini.
- This is the first step toward delivering 2 million doses to high-burden countries by 2028.
- Gilead Sciences, the drug's manufacturer, seeks regulatory approvals across sub-Saharan Africa.
- Cuts in U.S. foreign aid have weakened health systems.
- The United States will not fund doses for South Africa, which has the highest HIV burden.
