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FEATURED STORY
March 16, 2022 | Times LIVE (South Africa)
More HIV prevention options for SA women as vaginal ring approved
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) okayed the use of the monthly dapivirine vaginal ring by adult women. More »
FEATURED STORY
February 26, 2022 | The East African (Kenya)
Young women prefer vaginal ring to daily oral pill for HIV prevention
Given a choice between two HIV prevention products, most adolescent girls and young women who had used both products while participating in the REACH study chose the monthly dapivirine ring. More »
FEATURED STORY
January 26, 2021 | World Health Organization
WHO recommends the dapivirine vaginal ring as a new choice for HIV prevention for women at substantial risk of HIV infection
WHO recommended that the dapivirine vaginal ring, a female-initiated option to reduce the risk of HIV infection, may be offered as an additional prevention choice for women at substantial HIV risk as... More »
Media Highlights
July 31, 2020 | Avert (UK)
‘Significant step’ for HIV prevention as vaginal ring gets green light from the European Medicines Agency
IPM will now seek regulatory approval for the ring from the World Health Organization and in countries where the need is greatest. There will be a particular focus on sub-Saharan Africa. More »
July 30, 2020 | The Zimbabwe Daily
Vagina rings to curb HIV, the new normal
With more than 40 million people living with HIV worldwide, the International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM) has come up with an ingenious way of curbing the spread of HIV. More »
July 30, 2020 | Pharmaceutical Technology
CHMP Adopts Positive Opinion for Dapivirine Vaginal Ring
The vaginal ring is intended for use in women in non-EU countries where HIV disease burden is high, and where oral PrEP is not used, cannot be used, or is not available. More »
July 30, 2020 | Healthwire
Vaginal Ring To Reduce The Risk Of HIV Infection For Women In Non-EU Countries
The Dapivirine Vaginal Ring is an option for the prevention of HIV infection that women can control and use discreetly in case they cannot use or do not have access to oral PrEP. More »
July 30, 2020 | Erotic Africa
Voila! The vaginal ring that protects women from HIV for close to a month
On Monday, IPM welcomed a positive opinion on the use of the vaginal ring, the first long-acting HIV prevention product. More »