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The PrEPWatch Resource Database offers a wide range of material on the status of PrEP as an option for biomedical HIV prevention around the world. Search this database to find step-by-step guidance for rolling out PrEP, summaries of the research to date on safety, efficacy and implementation, tools to assist planning and roll out, country updates on PrEP policy and access, and lessons learned from those efforts.

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12 May 2020

We Are The Generation

The OPTIONS Consortium supported the National Department of Health, South Africa, with the development of information, education and communication (IEC) materials for the launch of oral PrEP for female sex workers, men who have sex with men and university students. These materials were designed with inputs from local South African sex worker, MSM and youth…

Demand Creation/Marketing

2 April 2020

Dapivirine Ring Compendium of End-User Insights

A summary of existing end-user research findings related to the ring and gaps remaining, all in a digestible compendium.

Research

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26 March 2020

Measuring Social Harms in Research and Programs on Women-Initiated HIV Prevention Methods

This brief summarizes how five HIV prevention trials defined and measured social harms and makes recommendations for future research and programs.

Monitoring & Evaluation, Research

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7 January 2020

Private and Public Introduction Stakeholder Consultations

This slide deck shares key stakeholder insights on potential introduction pathways and related considerations for the ring via both the private and public sector in Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe. This tool is intended to be used by implementers and researchers as they consider how to incorporate the dapivirine vaginal ring into existing and future…

Service Delivery

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7 January 2020

Market Authorization 101

This slide deck outlines a potential path of market authorization for the dapivirine vaginal ring. It clarifies the necessary regulatory, normative guidance, and policy steps at the global and country levels that would be needed to support ring introduction. This Market Authorization 101 deck is intended to illustrate the ring pathway to market and assist…

Normative Guidance/Policies

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6 January 2020

What Have We Learned About Adolescent Girls and Young Women and HIV Prevention?

Using survey data collected from ongoing, planned and completed projects studying HIV prevention for adolescent girls and young women, it is possible to identify trends and gaps in the data, and provide a clear snapshot of what we know now.

Research

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10 October 2019

HIV Testing Strategies in PrEP Clients

The GEMS project created this factsheet to serve as tool for policy makers and PrEP project implementers to identify HIV testing strategies specific to their PrEP program; including the use of more sensitive HIV testing methods to identify acute HIV infection.

Testing

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10 October 2019

ART Considerations for Individuals with Recent PrEP Use

This brief provides an overview of key findings from modeling the impact of drug resistance with PrEP, conducted by the Global Evaluation of Microbicide Sensitivity (GEMS) project. It is intended to support policymakers as they develop the most appropriate first-line ART treatment recommendations during PrEP rollout.

Service Delivery

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10 October 2019

The Dapivirine Ring: Key learnings from like-product introductions

Vaginal insertion and partial efficacy are two challenges that could affect the uptake and continued use of the dapivirine ring. Analyses of the introductions of other products that share similar characteristics provide useful lessons to inform planning for rollout of the dapivirine ring. This paper provides information for planners, implementers, funders, researchers, trainers, providers of…

Research

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10 October 2019

Social Harms and Use of the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring

The dapivirine ring and other woman-initiated HIV prevention methods are designed to enable women to have more control over their sexual health and risk of HIV exposure, but research has revealed that women's male partners often influence their ability to use these methods. This brief summarizes an analysis of MTN-020/ASPIRE trial data, which showed that…

Research

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