Disease Transmission

Project aims to develop microbicides to protect women against HIV

Published in Anti-Infectives Week, April 12th, 2004

While condom use remains the most effective protection against sexual transmission of HIV, it is clear that in many parts of the world women are not empowered to insist on it.

The urgent need for novel strategies to block HIV-1 transmission is being recognized by an Europe-wide consortium, the European Microbicides Project (EMPRO), led by King's College London and funded by the European Commission.

The project aims to develop new microbicides containing molecules that block the virus' ability to attach itself to the genital mucosal surfaces. With HIV infection soaring and the absence of a protective vaccine, these products are urgently needed.

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