A Community-led Advocacy Agenda for Microbicides
6 May 2010
The community sector has an important role to play in promoting microbicides
awareness, advocating for the ethical design and conduct of microbicide trials,
collaborating with the research community to disseminate trial results and working with
normative agencies, manufacturers and policymakers to prepare for the delivery of a
safe and effective microbicide. In order to identify both the challenges and opportunities
facing the community sector regarding their involvement in microbicides research and
development (R&D) ICASO undertook a community-based research project in five focus
countries: India, Nigeria, Kenya (all of which have experience with microbicide trials),
Jamaica and Belize (in which community advocates are working to raise awareness
about microbicides, including microbicides research.)
The community sector has an important role to play in promoting microbicides awareness
