3,641 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