{"id":97010,"date":"2026-04-09T13:04:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/health-department-urged-to-ensure-hiv-rollout-accountability"},"modified":"2026-04-09T13:14:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:14:26","slug":"health-department-urged-to-ensure-hiv-rollout-accountability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/health-department-urged-to-ensure-hiv-rollout-accountability","title":{"rendered":"Health Department Urged to Ensure HIV Rollout Accountability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Forum for South Africa (FOSA) is calling for transparency from the Department of Health in the procurement and roll-out of the anti-HIV injection, Lenacapavir.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after nearly 40,000 doses of Lenacapavir arrived in the country last week.<\/p>\n<p>Commonly known as Lena, the injection is administered to HIV-negative individuals twice a year to prevent infection.<\/p>\n<p>FOSA said it acknowledged the injection as a potential breakthrough in HIV prevention.<\/p>\n<p>However, the organisation said the process needed to be handled properly because South Africans could not afford another public health failure.<\/p>\n<p>The organisation&#8217;s leader, Tebogo Mashilompane, cautioned that there must be accountability for the rollout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe further caution that if this roll-out is another failed or compromised scheme, then those responsible must be held fully accountable without exception. This is not a public relations exercise. It is a matter of human lives. FOSA will monitor this process closely and will not hesitate to expose any irregularities,\u201d said Mashilompane<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. The Forum for South Africa (FOSA) is calling for transparency from the Department of Health in the procurement and roll-out of the anti-HIV injection, Lenacapavir. This comes after nearly 40,000 doses of Lenacapavir arrived in the country last week. 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