Uganda: Drug-Laced Vaginal Ring Offers Hope in HIV Prevention

Of the 400 people who get infected with HIV every day in Uganda, 60 per cent of them are women. This means every day, about 240 women get infected with HIV.

Despite the high risk factor, practical methods of prevention for women are non-existent. Unlike men who have circumcision that reduces the risk of acquiring the HIV virus by almost 60 per cent, women have been waiting for something tailormade to benefit them at their convenience.

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