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  • CAPRISA Trial Provides Evidence That Microbicide Can Prevent HIV Infection
    The Center for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) 004 trial recently completed in Durban, South Africa. Results from the trial provided the first ever proof of concept that a vaginal microbicide could safely and effectively reduce the risk of heterosexual transmission of HIV from men to vulnerable women. The use of 1% tenofovir gel by 889 women at high risk of HIV infection proved the method to be 39 percent effective in reducing a woman’s risk of becoming HIV infected.

    Once these results are confirmed in further studies, this microbicide could be a unique HIV prevention tool for women who are not able to negotiate HIV prevention methods. USAID will continue to work with PEPFAR, multi-lateral agencies, and partner countries to ensure the full impact of this advance can be offered to vulnerable women and girls world-wide and especially in low-resource settings. USAID funded 90 percent of the $18 million budget for this trial, which was conducted by CAPRISA with assistance from two USAID-funded implementing partners, FHI and CONRAD.
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  • Read about USAID’s microbicide program
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