A “Prevention Revolution” Offers Hope in the World’s Largest HIV Epidemic

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A young woman receives a birth control injection in a mobile clinic in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Credit: Shane Burke

Article from The Nation featuring Dr. Thumbi Ndung’u and the Females Rising through Education, Support and Health (FRESH) program: thenation.com/article/world/prep-south-africa/

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