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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

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 »

January 01, 2019 | Positively Aware

Emerging Options

Doctors and advocates discuss treatment and prevention breakthroughs on the horizon More »

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