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Webinar – New WHO Guidelines on lenacapavir for HIV prevention and testing strategies for long-acting injectable PrEP [1]

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Date: 2025-08-28

This 60-minute webinar is intended for communities, providers, policy makers and advocates interested in pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), HIV prevention and HIV testing. We will provide an overview of the key takeaways and guidance from the newly released WHO Guidelines on lenacapavir for HIV prevention and testing strategies for long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis. We also touch on some of the key issues and upcoming plans for lenacapavir implementation.

Objectives

By the end of the webinar, attendees will clearly understand the new WHO recommendations on lenacapavir, the supporting evidence, key implementation considerations, and evidence gaps, empowering them to drive advocacy and informed decisions on the introduction of lenacapavir in countries.

Date and time

Thursday, 28 August 2025

13:00 – 14:00 CEST

Speakers

Chair: Michelle Rodolph, WHO headquarters



Carlota Baptista da Silva, WHO headquarters

Lloyd Mulenga, Ministry of Health, Zambia

Danvic Rosadino, Love Yourself, Philippines

Heather-Marie Schmidt, UNAIDS

Hasina Subedar, National Department of Health, South Africa

Olakunle Taiwo, Ministry of Health, Nigeria

Webinar series

This is the first webinar in a three-part series:

Part 2 on 4 September 2025 will focus on HIV testing.

Part 3 will focus on e-training for PrEP providers.

Further details about these webinars will be shared soon.

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