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From:	Adeyemo Gabriel [ profile ]
Subject:	Rwanda: Research on Anti-HIV Gel Approved
Sent:	Mar 9th, 2011 - 14:14:45

	Source:* The New Times* AUTHOR: Edwin Musoni http://allafrica.com/stories/201102230083.html My fellow Advocates, Project Ubuzima which is a follow-up research on CAPRISA 004 result that i had shared with you sometimes ago will spend the next three years conducting a research on an Anti-HIV gel for women following the approval by the Medical Ethics Committee. The vaginal gel is part of the microbicide medical products and is believed to reduce the risk of HIV infection among women. "The proposal was approved by the Ministry of Health and the Ethics Committee. The approval was based on the evaluation of the content and methodology of the research," said Dr. Justin Wane, the Chairperson of the committee. The research is based on microbicide products that contain an ARV compound, Dapirivine that is being developed as vaginal gels, films and rings to help protect women from HIV infection during sexual intercourse. Click on the link above to continue reading -- Many Thanks Yours' in Prevention Science Adeyemo Damilare Gabriel Moderator: Students' for Microbicides (S4M), Nigeria Regional Focal Point - West Africa Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AID +234-80-6798-7317 \| gabriel (at) gyca.org www.gyca.org \| www.tigweb.org GYCA is a youth-led global network of more than 4,500 young leaders and adult allies working on youth and HIV/AIDS in 150 countries world-wide. GYCA's mission is to empower young leaders with the skills, knowledge, resources and opportunities they need to scale up HIV/AIDS interventions amongst their peers.

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