Online Media Kit
Welcome to IPM's Online Media Kit, home to quick links that connect journalists and others to our press statements, key multimedia resources for background information on microbicides and IPM's work, and media highlights. Also learn how to contact experts in the field.
Quick Links
- Press Releases & Statements
- Multimedia
- IPM: Pioneering HIV prevention options for women (Fact sheet)
- Microbicide Overview (Fact sheet)
- A Long-Acting Vaginal Ring (Fact sheet)
Featured Media Highlights
FEATURED STORY
March 06, 2018 | POZ
Vaginal Ring Appears to Cut Women's HIV Rate in Half in New Study
The open-label follow-up to a previous placebo-controlled study of an HIV-preventing ring is seeing high use among women. More »
FEATURED STORY
December 19, 2017 | BBC World Hacks
The Ring That Could Help Save Women's Lives (AUDIO)
A new form of protection being tested in Malawi could be a real game-changer. World Hacks meets the women pioneering this approach and taking control of their own protection. More »
FEATURED STORY
May 04, 2017 | Economist (UK)
How to protect women against both HIV and pregnancy
A newly-developed vaginal ring releases small doses of drugs over a three-month period More »
FEATURED STORY
February 26, 2016 | The New York Times editorial
Helping Women in Africa Avoid H.I.V.
Now, women in the developing world have new hope. The results of two major studies in Africa that were released Monday show that a new device could help protect women against H.I.V. More »
Media Highlights
March 01, 2019 | HIV.gov blog
Research Update: HIV Prevention and Treatment among Women and Girls
Study of PrEP and Vaginal Ring for HIV Prevention Begins in Girls and Young Women More »
February 21, 2019 | AVAC's P-Values blog
Anatomy of Effective Stakeholder Consultation: A look at best practices from a consultation for MTN 042
A regional gathering in Johannesburg to discuss the design of a trial called MTN 042 showcases several elements that make early stakeholder consultation a powerful tool when so many other meetings... More »
February 20, 2019 | Healio/Infectious Disease News
REACH trial comparing vaginal ring to PrEP for HIV prevention begins
The NIH announced the start of a clinical trial that will explore the preference among adolescent girls and young women between pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, and a vaginal ring for HIV... More »
February 19, 2019 | The Independent (Uganda)
HIV and young girls
The REACH study enrolled its first participant on Feb.06 and targets to enroll 299 others at five research sites in Uganda, Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe. More »
February 12, 2019 | ContagionLIVE
REACH Study to Evaluate PrEP and Vaginal Ring for HIV Prevention
The trial is designed to examine the safety of oral PrEP and a vaginal ring option in adolescent girls and young women in southern Africa. More »