News Editor Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism

Johannesburg, South Africa
Joined June 2010
Anna-Maria v Niekerk retweeted
Meet Precious Mafanga who got the HIV prevention jab #Lenacapavir (LEN), intended for HIV-negative people including adolescent girls, young women and other key population. "I’m 39, a mother of four, a wife and a sex worker." Read more: bhekisisa.org/special-report… @GovernmentZA
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Anna-Maria v Niekerk retweeted
Aspen Pharmacare has received a licence to make generic versions of a monthly #HIV prevention pill, alimatravir. It's the first time a company has received such a licence before studies proving the medicine works have been completed. bhekisisa.org/health-news-so… #Aids2026 #HIV #EndAids #PrEP
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Anna-Maria v Niekerk retweeted
South Africa's roll-out of the six-monthly HIV prevention injection, #LEN, offers an early clue. More than half of people choosing the jab had never used HIV prevention medicine before. Choice appears to be bringing new people to #PrEP. #AIDS2026 bhekisisa.org/article/2026-0…
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Anna-Maria v Niekerk retweeted
An important and powerful message from one of Zimbabwe’s opposition parties, ZAPU, which correctly says that Zimbabweans can’t wait for 2028 after the shambolic and discredited election! Zimbabwe has the highest inflation in the world, unemployment is at 95%, hospitals have no medication or treatment equipment like radiotherapy machines. The local currency has lost 95% of its buying power in the last twelve months, there is a looming hunger crisis and yet the looting of public funds and the plunder of the country’s natural resources by ZANUPF political elites and their surrogates continues! #2028IsTooFar ZAPU says! RETWEET if you agree that Zimbabweans can’t wait for 2028!
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Anna-Maria v Niekerk retweeted
Today, someone living with #HIV who takes treatment properly can expect a long, healthy life — and won't pass the virus on to sexual partners. So why are so many people still afraid to test or start treatment? Stigma. Read more via @matapatilah. #AIDS2026 #UequalsU bhekisisa.org/opinion/2026-0…
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Anna-Maria v Niekerk retweeted
Join us for our #AIDS2026 satellite symposium on Buying into the future: Economic evidence for scaling diversified PrEP delivery in the era of injectables. Click here to add to calendar: ow.ly/PKpS50ZmWjC. We are looking forward to seeing you at #AIDS2026.
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