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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 25, 2017 | International Business Times (UK)
Vaginal ring to stop HIV transmissions to be given to teenage girls
A vaginal ring used to prevent HIV in women has been deemed safe and acceptable for adolescent girls. This is the first time that the ring, which contains an antiretroviral (ARV) drug called... More »
July 25, 2017 | BBC News (UK)
HIV-prevention ring trial a success among US teens
Vaginal ring frees women from relying on men to wear condoms and allows them to protect themselves confidentially. More »
July 19, 2017 | Johnson & Johnson
4 Amazing Men and Women at the Forefront of HIV Work
As the International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science kicks off in Paris on July 23, we’re spotlighting researchers who've dedicated their life's work to tackling the epidemic in groundbreaking... More »
July 17, 2017 | Sunday Times (South Africa)
Run rings around HIV
A ring containing the antiretroviral drug dapivirine could reduce the chances of women contracting HIV. More »
July 11, 2017 | USAID Office of HIV and AIDS
‘But what if it falls out?’ Using Human-Centered Design to Answer Questions about the Dapivirine Ring
Why? To see how human-centered design, or HCD, can encourage uptake and effective use of the dapivirine ring (link is external) – the first long-acting, woman-controlled method for reducing the risk... More »