The CAPRISA 004 by Ida Jooste (“Gabi’s Gift”)

The top news story of the Vienna 2010 AIDS conference was the encouraging results from the CAPRISA 004 study, showing that a tenofovir microbicide gel provided 39% protection against HIV.

In 2007 Gabi Nxele volunteered to be a participant in the study to test the efficacy of the gel for the prevention of HIV infection in women. This is the story of Gabi's Gift - from rural South Africa for all the women of the world.