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Rectal Microbicide Advocacy From Here to There... And Especially in Places Where the Sun
1. Rectal Microbicide Advocacy From
Here to There... And Especially in
Places Where the Sun
Don’t Shine
Rectal Microbicides:
Making HIV Prevention Gel
– Jim Pickett, IRMA chair
July 22, 2012
2. Today
• Pleasure and
toolboxes
• Who is IRMA and
what does she
do?
• You/your org can
be Rectal Rock
Stars
4. What if we had a complete prevention tool kit?
Prior to exposure Point of transmission Treatment
•Rights-focused •Male and female • Improved ARV therapy
behaviour change condoms and lube • Treatment for
•Voluntary counselling •ARV treatment to opportunistic infections
and testing prevent vertical • Basic care/nutrition
•STI screening and transmission (PMTCT)
treatment •Clean injecting • Prevention for positives
•Male medical equipment • Education & rights-focused
circumcision •Post-exposure behaviour change
•Preventive Vaccines prophylaxis (PEP) • Therapeutic
•Pre-exposure •Vaginal and rectal vaccines
microbicides
prophylaxis
(PrEP) ARV = antiretroviral 4
8. 1100+ advocates,
Mission: support
scientists, funders,
development of
policymakers from 6
safe, effective,
acceptable,–and
continents S.
America/Latin
accessible
America and African
rectal microbicides
projects
for all that need them
AFC is the IRMA secretariat 8
15. Advocacy priorities
o Increase and diversify funding*
o Increase research activities
o RM research, expand pipeline
o Lubricant safety, lubricant access
o Increase knowledge
o Heterosexual anal sex
o Anal sex behaviours and practices in
general
16. Advocacy priorities
• Recruit researchers, advocates
• Recognise anal intercourse as
important driver in HIV epidemic
among gay men, MSM, and
heterosexuals
• Address burden of HIV among
gay/MSM
• Promote anal health
30. “The Rectal Revolution is Here: An Introduction
to Rectal Microbicide Trials”
IRMA, MTN, Population Council
$$$ MAC AIDS Fund, MTN, Population Council
“Generic” video to use for multiple RM trials/products
Communities, potential participants, clinical trial staff
English, and dubbed in Thai, Spanish
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33. What you can do in 5 minutes
• Join IRMA - sign up for IRMA listserv
through website
• Read one fact sheet, news item
• Friend and follow us on FB, Twitter
• Share web address
www.rectalmicrobicides.org
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34. What you can do in 30 - 60 minutes
• Join one of IRMA’s regular free
telecons featuring world leaders in
RM research, advocacy
• Read our reports
• Share your interest in rectal
microbicides – and end the silence
on ANAL SEX
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35. Want to do more?
• Become your community’s RM expert
and spokesperson
– Recruit new members, enlist
organisational support for RMs
– Conduct presentations
– Write an article, blog or FB update
on RMs, we will help!
– Join a Community Advisory Board
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46. @rectalmicro
rectalmicrobicides.org
irma-rectalmicrobicides.blogspot.com
facebook.com/InternationalRectalMicrobicideAdvocates
For a good time… jpickett@aidschicago.org 46