Resource Library

InsidemyPurse.co.za

Inside My Purse is a blog which aims to create a supportive and informative space where adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa can share and engage with content about sexual and reproductive health and rights, including HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence.

Community/Advocacy

MTN-023/IPM 030 “iMatter”

Microbicide Trials Network-023/International Partnership for Microbicides 030 was a Phase 2a trial to assess safety of the dapivirine vaginal ring in HIV-uninfected adolescent females

Research, Service Delivery

A Leap Forward For the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring, the Next Steps Are Critical

In this episode of Px Pulse, the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring is center stage. After decades of research and advocacy, the ring is now one step closer to becoming available as a discreet, woman-initiated HIV prevention option. In July the European Medicines Agency (EMA) issued a positive opinion for the ring, allowing the next steps in…

Community/Advocacy

After The Ring Study: DREAM

DREAM, or Dapivirine Ring Extended Access and Monitoring, was a year long open-label extension (OLE) study launched by the International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM) in 2019 to assess how safe the ring is for the 940 HIV- women who participated in The Ring Study, and explores when, why, and how women use the ring.

Community/Advocacy

Final Results of Open-label Study of IPM’s Dapivirine Vaginal Ring Show Increased Use and Suggest Lower Infection Rates Compared to Earlier Phase III Study

This letter from the International Partnership for Microbicides outlines the results of an open-label study on the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring

Research

Results of open-label study of a vaginal ring for HIV prevention suggest women are interested in and willing to use it

This article from the Microbicide Trials Network shares the results of an open-label study of a vaginal ring for HIV prevention

Community/Advocacy, Demand Creation/Marketing, Research

Adherence to the Dapivirine vaginal ring and oral PrEP among adolescent girls and young women in Africa: interim results from the REACH study

Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) account for most new HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa. WHO has endorsed oral PrEP and dapivirine vaginal ring (ring) for women at substantial risk of HIV infection. However, adherence to both products was lower among younger women in randomized placebo-controlled trials. The authors of this article assessed interim safety,…

Research

IAS 2021 Satellite Session: Bringing the Dual Prevention Pill to Market: Opportunities for HIV and Pregnancy Prevention and Implications for Future MPTs

This video-recorded session from IAS 2021 examines opportunities for bringing the Dual Prevention Pill to market as well as implications for future multipurpose prevention technologies.

Easier and Equitable Access to PrEP: How DSD can help get us there

Easier and Equitable Access to PrEP is an article written by AVAC's Director of Product Introduction and Access, Jessica Rodrigues. It elaborates on the impact of oral PrEP on the HIV pandemic and the current modifications underway to make oral PrEP more accessible to people. Differentiated Services Delivery is a method that provides oral PrEP…

Demand Creation/Marketing, Service Delivery

Adoption of guidelines on and use of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis: a global summary and forecasting study

Widespread adoption of WHO PrEP recommendations coincided with a global increase in PrEP use. Although the 2020 global PrEP target will be missed, strong future growth in PrEP use is possible. New PrEP products could expand the PrEP user base, and, with greater expansion of oral PrEP, further adoption of WHO PrEP recommendations, and simplified…

Normative Guidance/Policies, Research, Service Delivery