Microbicide Research: Can it Save Women’s Lives?

Microbicides are one of the most promising technologies ever for preventing HIV/AIDS. They could do more to stop the virus -- especially for women -- than any other prevention tool besides a vaccine.

A briefing on the status of microbicide research was held in Washington, D.C. this week, entitled "Microbicide Reseach, A Promising Prevention Strategy for HIV/AIDS: Can It Save Women's Lives?" A videocast of the entire presentation is available from the Kaiser Network.

Microbicides are one of the most promising technologies ever for preventing HIV/AIDS. They could do more to stop the virus — especially for women — than any other prevention tool besides a vaccine.

A briefing on the status of microbicide research was held in Washington, D.C. this week, entitled "Microbicide Reseach, A Promising Prevention Strategy for HIV/AIDS: Can It Save Women's Lives?" A videocast of the entire presentation is available from the Kaiser Network.

Sponsored by Women's Policy, Inc., along with the Alliance for Microbicide Development, the Global Campaign for Microbicides, and the International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM), the briefing featured remarks by Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Zeda Rosenberg, CEO of IPM, and Dr. Salim Abdool Karim of the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa.