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South African Scientists Lead Study in HIV Research


June 20 - With the rising death toll related to HIV on South Africa's population, and the heavy price the country's economy and insurance industry pays, studies to reduce the incidence of HIV/AIDS are always welcome.

A South African led consortium of researchers will begin to undertake studies in seven different centers in August, which could lead to a breakthrough in how women protect themselves against the virus.

A clinical trial will be launched to test the efficacy of a gel that reduces the woman's risk of getting HIV.

Previous trials have showed that the gel is 39% effective in protecting young women, and the number of women who contracted Herpes HSV-2 was halved by using the gel.

The new study will be an official confirmation of these trials.

Women Controlled Methods

It is becoming clearer over the years that the key to controlling HIV/AIDs is held by South African women.

According to the director of the Centre for Aids Programme Research in South Africa, Prof. Salim Abdool Karim: "The tools we have are mismatched for the epidemic.  We need women controlled methods."

Women, for example, may adopt a decision to be faithful to one partner, but they cannot protect themselves if their partner is unfaithful and sleeps with other infected women, especially if their partner doesn't use a condom.

As such, a gel that women can apply themselves is considered to be a powerful tool in the fight against AIDS.

Since 2008, South African has made significant gains in reducing the number of six week old infants infected with HIV from 8% to 3.5% through its Prevention of Mother to Child HIV Transmission (PMTCT) programme.

Women in their teens and early twenties are at highest risk to contract HIV, according to medical circles.

If the gel proves to be successful, it will enable these young girls and women to protect themselves and hopefully bring down the number of victims in the coming years.



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Monday, June 20, 2011

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