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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 »
FEATURED STORY
November 30, 2020 | New York Times
Berry-Flavored H.I.V. Medication Is Ready for Babies
The World Health Organization approved the dapivirine ring, a vaginal insert that has proved effective in women who use it consistently. Finding prevention methods that women can use discreetly has... More »
FEATURED STORY
July 30, 2020 | Aidsmap (UK)
The vaginal ring against HIV: regulatory approval for a new prevention choice for women
The dapivirine ring is the first HIV prevention option specifically designed for women since the female condom was approved nearly 30 years ago. More »
FEATURED STORY
July 24, 2020 | Times LIVE (South Africa)
Vaginal ring gives women more options for HIV prevention
Access to a long-acting vaginal ring, which was tested in SA and showed promising results, is getting closer to reality after Europe’s regulatory body gave it the thumbs-up. 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 »