Rumours of HIV in contraceptive spread panic in Zambia

Health department spokesperson Dr Canisius Banda said the allegation was made by a laboratory technician working at a public health clinic, who decided to test the hormone-based contraceptive for HIV after noticing that it was labelled 'for export only'.

Reports that the drug might contain HIV have created panic among Zambian women who receive three-monthly Depo-Provera shots to prevent pregnancy, prompting the Zambian government to withdraw the drug from public health facilities while it conducts its own tests.

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