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Statement: European Medicine’s Agency Positive Opinion on Dapivirine Ring is a Turning Point towards Women-centred HIV Prevention
July 24, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

24 July 2020 (Ottawa, ON) – ICAD congratulates the International Partnership on Microbicides (IPM) on its announcement today that the European Medicine’s Agency (EMA) has issued a positive opinion on the dapivirine ring for use by cisgender women ages 18 and older in developing countries to reduce their risk of HIV-1 infection. This announcement is a turning point in the long path towards providing women with an efficacious and affordable HIV prevention option over which they have full control.

The EMA’s opinion is a game changer and we extend a heartfelt congratulations to the scientists, advocates, policy makers, regulators, community members and most of all, to the … Read more →

Interim Results of Open-Label Study of IPM’s Dapivirine Vaginal Ring Find Increased Product Use and Suggest Greater HIV Risk Reduction [IPM]
March 6, 2018

Compared to earlier Phase III study, women’s adherence to monthly HIV prevention ring is higher and data suggest infection rates are lower.

Six Lessons in Helping African Women Avoid H.I.V.
December 15, 2017

By Donald G. McNeil Jr., New York Times - Six short videos were released last week describing how a Kenyan nonprofit organization tackles one of Africa’s toughest missions: helping young women protect themselves against H.I.V.

In The Fight Against HIV, Women Still Face Many Barriers
December 5, 2017

This blog first appeared on the Huffington Post Canada . By Clara Banya In my work, I meet many women who have had difficult times in their lives. As the National Coordinator for the International Community of Women Living with HIV (ICW) Malawi Chapter, I organize awareness campaigns, support organizations’ HIV work and provide a space for women to talk about their HIV status and reproductive health. I myself was diagnosed with HIV in 2004; but, 13 years later, I find the social stigma I felt then still affects many women in Malawi today. ©GLOBAL FUND ADVOCATES NETWORK Chimwemwe, a 31-year-old woman living in Kaliyeka, one of the poorest neighborhoods … Read more →

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Statement: European Medicine’s Agency Positive Opinion on Dapivirine Ring is a Turning Point towards Women-centred HIV Prevention
July 24, 2020

Interim Results of Open-Label Study of IPM’s Dapivirine Vaginal Ring Find Increased Product Use and Suggest Greater HIV Risk Reduction [IPM]
March 6, 2018

Six Lessons in Helping African Women Avoid H.I.V.
December 15, 2017

In The Fight Against HIV, Women Still Face Many Barriers
December 5, 2017

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