New HIV Prevention Technologies (NPTs) were presented and discussed during a seminar on the “Social Aspects of HIV prevention technologies: Translating research into policy & practice” organised by The African Health Policy Network, with the aim to address key research questions affecting African communities
The Microbicides Trial Network (MTN) announced yesterday that its VOICE (Vaginal and Oral Interventions to Control the Epidemic, MTN003) HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) prevention study will discontinue the daily oral tenofovir arm of the trial. The decision follows an interim review of the trial’s data
(Updated April 19, 18:00) In July 2010 the world of HIV prevention felt the first tremor of hope that the fight against the virus that causes AIDS was at a turning point in its history after the pivotal CAPRISA trial (a “game changer”) showed