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
November 23, 2017 | Bhekisisa (South Africa)
In the future, a simple ring could protect you from HIV and unwanted pregnancies
Today, about a dozen new types of microbicides are in the research pipeline, including some that could protect women against not only HIV infection but also other sexually transmitted infections and... More »
November 20, 2017 | K4Health blog
Put a Ring in It: New Contraceptive Technologies Help Meet the Diverse Needs of Women
K4Health recaps a webinar hosted by IPM and the Population Council on "Taking it forward: Vaginal rings for women’s sexual and reproductive health rights." More »
November 09, 2017 | Rewire
Vital Microbicides May Soon Be Out of Reach
The first proven microbicide to prevent HIV may be ready for market by the end of the decade. That’s the good news. The bad news: Although there are numerous candidate microbicides in the research... More »
October 27, 2017 | Huffington Post Canada
Young Women Are Left Out Of HIV/AIDS Victories
An op-ed by Lebogang Motsumi, a member of IPM's Board of Directors, on why it's important for Canada to look at how it invests its foreign aid through a feminist viewpoint. More »
October 11, 2017 | LinkedIn Pulse
Empowering Young Women to Help Make HIV History
Jaak Peeters, the global head of Global Public Health at Johnson & Johnson, on why J&J engages in innovative partnerships with organizations like IPM to create discreet and accessible HIV... More »