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
April 04, 2018 | RESET blog (Germany)
Empowerment for women: A vaginal ring against HIV (translated)
A vaginal ring developed by IPM could offer women the opportunity to protect themselves from Aids infections discretely and without side effects. More »
March 28, 2018 | The Times (Malawi)
Advanced HIV studies strangle virus’ future
A look at current HIV prevention research in Malawi. More »
March 26, 2018 | MDLinx
HOPE study: High compliance and reduced HIV infection associated with dapivirine vaginal ring
Interim findings from HOPE, an open-label dapivirine ring study, saw high adherence and suggested HIV risk was reduced by half. More »
March 23, 2018 | International HIV/AIDS Alliance blog
Ringing the changes: choice and power for young women
Given the world of limited choices within which many women live, we were excited this month to learn about the progress of a potential new female-initiated HIV prevention tool: the dapivirine ring. More »
March 21, 2018 | POZ
The Best of CROI 2018
The biggest conference news in biomedical prevention of HIV came from a pair of studies that followed up on previously announced research about the ARV-infused vaginal ring. More »