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HealthcareUS funding cuts could cause over 150,000 extra HIV infections in SA by 2028
Jesse Copelyn 23 Apr 2025
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The Department of Science and Technology has lent its support to further research into a tenofovir-based gel for preventing HIV infection among women, hoping the investment will ultimately see SA developing the capacity to manufacture and export the product.
Pharmaceutical imports are the fifth-biggest contributor to SA's trade deficit, so the government is keen to find ways to make more of these goods in SA.
Local production also improves security of supply. Read on.
