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Gus Cairns

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Ex-alien who settled for earth. Ex-singer, bus conductor, hustler and barman. Failing to die of AIDS, ended up as a writer, activist and psychotherapist.
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Gus joined the editorial team in 2009 as editor of NAM’s regular newsletter, HTU. He has been a freelance writer for us since 2003 having edited the last three editions of the HIV Reference Manual and both editions of Preventing HIV.

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Lenacapavir PrEP ‘special cases’: young people, missed doses and drug interactions

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Estimated reading time 8 minutes An entire session at the 13th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2025) in Kigali, Rwanda was devoted to the PURPOSE 1 and PURPOSE 2 studies of the six-monthly injectable PrEP drug lenacapavir, which reflects its importance as a step forward in HIV prevention. Lenacapavir for PrEP has recently received positive decisions by drug regulators in the US and Europe.
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The US cuts challenge African funders and governments to provide new models of PrEP access

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By Gus Cairns Verified
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Estimated reading time 10 minutes A high-level panel discussion convened at the 13th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2025) in Kigali, Rwanda drew together representatives from global funding foundations, national health ministries, and advocacy and research organisations to debate the future of HIV PrEP in Africa in the wake of the drastic cuts to US funding.
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Scaling back PEPFAR will leave 700,000 without PrEP and cause 6,700 new HIV infections within a year

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By Gus Cairns Verified
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Estimated reading time 4 minutes The 13th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2025) in Kigali, Rwanda has been dominated by the impact of the US government funding cuts.
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