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What is the purpose of this toolkit?
Who are the publishers of the resources?
What types of resources are included?
Who are the intended audiences?
How do I get started using this toolkit?
Publishers of resources included in this toolkit
Toolkits are electronic collections of carefully selected information resources on a particular topic for health policy makers, program managers, and service providers. They were originally created under the Knowledge for Health (K4Health) Project. A selection of K4Health Toolkits have been carried forward to the Knowledge SUCCESS Project. The Toolkit platform is intended to make updating and adding resources simple for Toolkit managers, even if thy do not have extensive skills in web content management.
What is the purpose of this toolkit?
This toolkit contains resources to help advocates, policy makers, program managers, community educators, trainers, advocates, communication specialists, and other audiences prepare for the introduction of microbicides once an effective product becomes available.
Who developed this toolkit?
FHI 360 developed this toolkit under the Knowledge for Health Project. The following individuals from other organizations also contributed their experience and expertise to review the toolkit and ensure its relevance and usefulness:
Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA)
Manju Chatani-Gada, AVAC
Mitzy Gafos, Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit
Lisa Levy, FHI 360/Microbicide Trials Network
Larry Miller, FHI 360
Jim Pickett, International Rectal Microbicide Advocates
Lisa Rossi, Microbicide Trials Network
Holly Seltzer, International Partnership for Microbicides
Kristine Torjesen, FHI 360 and the Microbicide Trials Network
Rhonda White, FHI 360 and the Microbicide Trials Network
Cynthia Woodsong, International Partnership for Microbicides
Who are the publishers of the resources?
Resources selected for inclusion in this toolkit were published by organizations working throughout the world to develop microbicides and other HIV-prevention methods, including multipurpose technologies to prevent pregnancy and HIV or other sexually transmitted infections.
What types of resources are included?
This toolkit is not a comprehensive library of all existing materials on microbicides. It provides essential background on microbicide research and development, key resources to support continued research, and practical information to guide future introduction of microbicides. These resources include:
- Up-to-date global and country-specific background and reference materials to inform advocacy and assist with the design of microbicide research and the eventual introduction of microbicides.
- Tools and guidelines for conducting ethical, effective and relevant research on microbicides and other biomedical methods of HIV prevention and for the introduction of new HIV-prevention methods.
- Publications that detail key processes and lessons learned from microbicide research and development.
Who are the intended audiences?
Advocates and policymakers will find research and information to help them support microbicide research and plan for the introduction of effective products.
- Program managers will find background on microbicide research and other resources to help them prepare to introduce mcirobicides.
- Trainers and community educators will find tools and other resources for engaging community members in research that could be adapted to involve communities in microbicide introduction.
- Communication professionals can use the toolkit resources to explore strategies, methods, and messages to promote understanding of and support for microbicide research and facilitate introduction and scale-up of microbicide services.
How do I get started using this toolkit?
To browse the content of this toolkit, use the navigation tabs above to view resources related to key topics. Each tab includes strategic resources, further organized by sub-topic. Click on the title of the resource for more information about it, or click on the full-text link to get direct access to the full resource. Some of the tools are readily available in an adaptable format (for example, Microsoft Word documents and PowerPoint presentations). We encourage you to alter and personalize these tools for your own use. (Please remember to credit the source).
Publishers of resources included in this toolkit
Resources selected for inclusion in this toolkit were published by the following organizations that work throughout the world to develop, assess, advocate support for and prepare for introduction of microbicides and other HIV-prevention methods.
Alliance for Microbicide Development
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA)
Coalition Advancing Multipurpose Innovations (CAMI)
Global Campaign for Microbicides (GCM)
HIV/AIDS Network Coordination (HANC)
HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN)
HIV Vaccines and Microbicides Research Tracking Working Group
International AIDS Vaccine Alliance
International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM)
International Rectal Microbicides Advocates (IRMA)
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Microbicides Development Programme
Microbicides Media and Communications Initiative
O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University
Rockefeller Foundation Microbicide Initiative
South African Medical Research Council
Southern African HIV Clinicians Society Consensus Committee
United Nations Development Programme
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
U.S. Agency for International Development
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute