The G20 plays a critical role in laying the foundation for global economic stability, a vital catalyst for economic development and implementing consequential global commitments such as the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030. The G20 Health Ministerial Meeting brings together health ministers from the world’s major economies to discuss how to better coordinate policies – especially in the context of global health emergencies and long-term health system resilience.
As the President of the G20, South Africa’s National Department of Health and Unitaid will co-host a high-level meeting focused on making the revolutionary injectable HIV preventive medicine, lenacapavir, affordable for all. Building on recent pricing breakthroughs secured by Unitaid and other partners that have reduced the price of the injectable to US$40 per person per year, the session will lead discussion on how to address the remaining barriers that impede equitable access to lenacapavir and sustainable supply.
