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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

August 04, 2016 | Forbes

A Wearable HIV 'Trap' Is Helping Women In Africa Guard Against Infection

The struggle to stem the global HIV/AIDS pandemic may soon see relief from an innovative health product that's shown early success with one group whose infection rates are among the most devastating... More »

July 26, 2016 | Healthline

Vaginal Ring is the Latest Tool to Prevent HIV in Women

The latest tool for preventing HIV in women will be familiar to anyone who has used a NuvaRing for contraception, or an estrogen-replacement ring to treat symptoms of menopause. More »

July 25, 2016 | Daily Nation (Kenya)

Scientists devise tool to help fend off women prevent HIV infection

The study enrolled 4,588 women aged between 15 to 45 in four African countries: Malawi, Uganda, South Africa and Zimbabwe, where HIV rates for women continue to be among the highest globally. More »

July 25, 2016 | The Herald (Zimbabwe)

'Ring' reduces HIV infection by 75pc: Study

New data from a study done to ascertain the effectiveness of a vaginal ring in preventing HIV infection in women has resulted positively. More »

July 23, 2016 | The Guardian (Nigeria)

A new vaginal ring to prevent HIV

Despite the advances in treatment and biomedical intervention, HIV continues to spread at alarming rates among women in sub- Saharan Africa where who account for nearly 6 out of 10 adults infected.... More »

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