Hope Against HIV: Microbicide Trials in Your Community

This video is designed to raise awareness about microbicides in the communities where research is being conducted — and where these products are urgently needed.

It answers commonly asked questions about microbicides, and the clinical trials that take place in Africa and across the globe: What are microbicides? What is a clinical trial? When will we have a microbicide? 

The video is viewable as a teaser (100 seconds, English) or full length (approximately 20 minutes) in the following languages: English, French, kiSwahili, isiXhosa, isiZulu. Use the arrow keys above to navigate to your viewing choice.

Low-bandwidth viewers: Please be sure to let the video finish downloading to your computer before playing it.

Developed by the Population Council and Paw Print Productions, with support from IPM and USAID.  

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