272,000 Malawians receive PrEP

By Brenda Kayo: Malawi’s HIV prevention programme is entering a new phase, with 272,225 people cumulatively initiated on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) since the country introduced the prevention medication in 2021. According to the Ministry of Health, 122,488 people were actively on PrEP by the end of June 2026 while 1,392 people had already been initiated on Lenacapavir, a new twice-yearly…