Resource Library

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

Dapivirine vaginal ring for HIV prevention: modelling health outcomes, drug resistance and cost-effectiveness

A vaginal ring containing dapivirine is effective for HIV prevention as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). The authors of this article evaluated the potential epidemiological impact and cost-effectiveness of dapivirine vaginal ring PrEP among 22- to 45-year-old women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Research, Service Delivery

Ring Backgrounder

What is the dapivirine ring? How does it work? Is it safe to use? These are all questions that this Dapivirine Ring backgrounder by the International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM) answers.

Community/Advocacy

Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, testing, treatment, service delivery and monitoring: recommendations for a public health approach

These consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, testing, treatment, service delivery and monitoring bring together existing and new clinical and programmatic recommendations across different ages, populations and settings, bringing together all relevant WHO guidance on HIV produced since 2016. It serves as an update to the previous edition of the consolidated guidelines on HIV.

Normative Guidance/Policies, Service Delivery

WHO recommends the Dapivirine vaginal ring as a new choice for HIV prevention for women at substantial risk of HIV infection

This article announces the WHO's recommendation that the dapivirine vaginal ring may be offered as an additional prevention choice for women at substantial risk of HIV infection as part of combination prevention approaches.

Community/Advocacy, Normative Guidance/Policies

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.