NEW - Posted December 6, 2012!
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"Version 1.0 of The GLAM Toolkit - Advocacy to improve access to safe, condom-compatible lubricant in Africa"
You can also access the Toolkit here.
Below is the presentation delivered December 6, 2012 to launch the GLAM Toolkit in Johannesburg, South Africa at the AVAC Partner's Forum. The slides may also be downloaded here.
African Led, African Inspired
Rectal Microbicides High Priority
in Fight Against HIV in Africa
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| IRMA member Larry Misedah w/report. |
Click here for the report, and here to read the press release issued upon the report's launch.
A cornerstone of IRMA’s Project ARM (Africa for Rectal Microbicides) initiative, the strategy document developed by African advocates, researchers, and global allies outlines priority actions to ensure Africa fully engages in rectal microbicide research and advocacy activities, including the integration of safe anal-sex messaging into HIV prevention programs and Global Lube Access Mobilisation (GLAM.)
And Lube - Global Lube Access Mobilisation
Throughout the world, and especially in Africa, safe, condom-compatible lubricant is inaccessible for most people who engage in anal intercourse. A number of analyses in various settings indicate the use of oil-based products is the most common form of lubrication – and is known to significantly reduce condom effectiveness. Faced with the lack of condom-compatible lubricants, people often resort to such products as body lotion, soap, cooking oil, spit, pre-cum, antibiotic creams, and even motor oil to provide lubrication during anal intercourse. This lack of appropriate lubricant products for people who practice anal intercourse is unacceptable. A key recommendation in "On The Map" is to make safe, affordable, condom-compatible lubricant available to all Africans who engage in anal intercourse, including gay men and other men who have sex with men, transgender individuals, and heterosexual men and women.
With this recommendation, IRMA and amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research’s MSM Initiative and AVAC launched the Global Lube Access Mobilisation (GLAM).
Click to access and download "The GLAM Toolkit - Advocacy to improve access to safe, condom-compatible lubricant in Africa" Version 1.0
Contact us if you are an African advocate or researcher, or a global ally, and would like to become involved with rectal microbicide research and advocacy in Africa through Project ARM, or help to increase access to safe, condom-compatible lubricants via GLAM.
Click here for a fact sheet on Project ARM.
Read this post on Project ARM from our friends at the Mapping Pathways blog - posted June 21, 2012.
Read more about the origins of the Project ARM initiative in a blog post from 2011 by IRMA Chair Jim Pickett featured on Science Speaks.
