Burundi adds to African eye health progress

Publication date: prioritizing research highlights gaps in knowledge about safety, effectiveness and health system use.

Publication date: the WHO initiative examines traditional medicine across regions instead of treating any one system as universal.

Publication date: the global research priorities aim to guide studies and data collection for informed policy.

WHO validated a major eye health milestone for Burundi.

The strategy includes antibiotics, eye care and improved hygiene and environment.

Burundi must continue to protect gains and care for people with complications.

New guidelines offered lenacapavir as an additional pre-exposure prophylaxis option.

The medicine can reduce the number of doses needed compared with daily oral PrEP.

WHO announced its HIV prevention guidance during an international HIV science conference in Rwanda.

The guidance did not by itself guarantee access to lenacapavir in every country.