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 Microbicides 2004, 28-31 March 2004, Hilton London Metropole - 42 million men, women and children worldwide were living with HIV by the end of December 2002 (source: UNAIDS), including five million newly-infected during that year alone. Another 45 million people will become infected between 2002 and 2010, unless the current transmission rates can be vastly reduced. Of the 42 million, 29.4 million live in sub-Saharan Africa and 58% of them are women. Not only are women more susceptible to HIV infection, many are powerless to insist on the use of condoms or other methods of protecting themselves. In this context, and with the knowledge that an effective HIV vaccine is unlikely to be available for several years, the need for an effective topical microbicide grows ever more urgent. 2004 should prove to be a landmark year in the field of microbicide development as the first Phase III trials of novel products are due to start - the next step along the road to making a microbicide available to the millions worldwide in desperate need of protection.The aims of the Microbicides 2004 conference are to: Report novel or innovative work in the microbicides field : Provide updates on recent microbicides research, divided into three tracks: basic science, clinical science, and behavioural science (including public health and the microbicide marketplace) : Provide a forum for the discussion of new developments in microbicide research including ethical, clinical, behavioural and methodological issues : Present opportunities for knowledge-sharing between microbicide researchers, public-health workers and advocacy organisations.

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 Microbicides Development Programme

Imperial College LondonMedical Research Council

Co-chaired by Janet Darbyshire, Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit and Jonathan Weber, Imperial College London
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