HIV/AIDS and the Millennium Development Goals: Microbicides and the Need for Long-Term Prevention.

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2010
Document Type:
Thematic Summary
Theme:
Health
Authors:
International Partnership for Microbicides

Abstract

This document describes the relevance to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of vaginal microbicides for HIV prevention: the HIV problem in women; the impact on the MDGs of HIV prevention in women; the inadequacy of current control methods for women; the potential of microbicides; investment in microbicides; and the need for action on long-term prevention, including microbicides.

Citation

8 pp.

HIV/AIDS and the Millennium Development Goals: Microbicides and the Need for Long-Term Prevention.

Published 1 January 2010
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