The two-monthly HIV prevention injection will be made in South Africa. But a start date for production hasn’t yet been announced
has shown would be sensible for South Africa to pay. Researchers calculated that for CAB-LA to be cost-effective for South Africa, the health department shouldn’t fork out more than double what it would have paid for two months’ supply of the daily HIV prevention pill per patient. . So, according to the study, the public health sector shouldn’t pay more than R240 per two-monthly shot .Bhekisisa
that if a budget assessment showed that the government can afford branded CAB-LA, it will take about six months after a price had been agreed on before the jabs can be rolled out.’s requests about whether it had completed its budget assessment. Having generic versions of a drug available means, in theory, that rollout could be cheaper and faster. But being granted a licence to produce a generic version of a branded medicine is only the first step in getting cheaper options to people.
“CAB-LA is a sterile, injectable product with a very complex manufacturing process,” Kimberly Smith, ViiV Healthcare’s head of research & development,
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