Cape Town3,641 people started lenacapavir in Western Cape.
Cutting clinic visits from six a year to two improves real-world protection.
Severe supply limits mean the six-month shot reaches only 360 clinics across six provinces.
Gilead has licensed generic makers, whose versions are not yet registered in South Africa.
How each outlet framed it
- Daily Maverick leans favorable
- centers young women's agency in prevention uptake; notes gender gap (girls at risk, boys resist testing); 47,934 lenacapavir initiations nationally
Sources: Daily Maverick