MTN Great to see the final stage of this study of the dapivirine vaginal ring and oral PrEP for #HIV prevention during pregnancy MTN

Ambassador Nkengasong says one of his goals at #PEPFAR is reestablishing political awareness and commitment to #HIV after #COVID19: “If we take our eyes off that ball, the gains that we’ve made over the last 20 years can be eroded very, very quickly.”ow.ly/POyA50JPCYx

PRNDs stand for poverty-related and neglected diseases, but: ➡️ What are the diseases? ➡️ Who do they impact & how? ➡️ What needs to be done to reach eradication? These Qs are answered in our recent paper 👉 bit.ly/398x3ja Short on time? Here’s an overview 👇

(🧵1/3)Ambassador John Nkengasong of PEPFAR celebrated 20 years of the The Global Fund at our Congressional awards ceremony #GlobalFund20 "In the history of infectious diseases, this is where humanity is at best, when The Global Fund & PEPFAR were created to fight a single disease,AIDS."

Opinion: For #HIV prevention products, to paraphrase the old adage: You can build it, but if you can't explain it, make it accessible and trusted, and create community support for it, they might not come. buff.ly/3aSLjgz

Exciting news! We have acquired the #DapivirineRing and other HIV prevention technologies from IPM Microbicides. bit.ly/3IVOX6e

Thrilled to be able to share the exciting news that Population Council has signed an agreement to acquire IPM Microbicides #DapivirineRing pipeline & other assets. Kudos to IPM for their work and commitment to ensuring women have affordable #HIVprevention choices.

The 2022 UNAIDS Global Report shows the disruption to women and girls’ access to HIV treatments and prevention in Africa, and confirms just how important it is to expand women’s prevention choices. #InDanger #EndAIDS

For the first time, we have a prevention method which gives women the choice to control their #HIV risk. We’ll be with you on championing access to the #DapivirineRing as part of a basket of HIV prevention choices.

In 2002, we set out to expand women’s HIV prevention choices so they have the options they need to protect their #SRHR. So proud we and our partners succeeded in developing the #DapivirineRing and excited for its future w/ Population Council. Read our story: ipmringstory.org

Learn how IPM and its partners have worked across sectors and continents to develop the monthly #DapivirineRing and expand women’s #HIV prevention choices: ipmringstory.org

Have you read the story about how the #DapivirineRing was developed? So proud to share how are work with partners has helped to expand women’s choices for HIV prevention. Read our story: ipmringstory.org

Your partnership helped make the #dapivirinering possible @JNJglobalhealth. Thank you for sharing our story—and being an important part of it!

A huge thank you to our partners, whose work has been vital to making the promise of the #DapivirineRing a reality, including Population Council, who will lead the dapivirine ring program and ensure the monthly ring reaches the women who need it. Read more: ipmringstory.org