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Popping into a pharmacy for anti-HIV pills or jabs could help slow infections, so why isn’t it allowed in SA?
Excluding the close to 3,600 private pharmacies in South Africa from delivering HIV prevention services will be a wasted chance to halt new infections
21 August 2024 - 04:40
Mays Chemist is a bright, bustling pharmacy on Main Road in Melville, Johannesburg. Since July last year, a small revolution has been taking place there — and one that could make a real difference to HIV prevention in South Africa. ..
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