Rectal microbicides: Global and European research and advocacy 12 September 2013 Marc-André LeBlanc The Bottom Line on Rectal Microbicide Advocacy

Our time together… IRMA – Who is she? – What does she do? Rectal microbicides advocacy – Lessons learned – What’s needed looking to the future

Who is IRMA? 3

4 people, 4 agencies, 2 countries 4 IRMA, b.2005

1200+ advocates, scientists, funders, policymakers from 6 continents 5 AIDS Foundation of Chicago is the IRMA secretariat

Mission: support development of safe, effective, acceptable, and accessible rectal microbicides for all that need them 6 AIDS Foundation of Chicago is the IRMA secretariat

What do we do? 7

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o Increase and diversify funding o Increase research activities o Lubricant safety o Lubricant access o Increase knowledge o Heterosexual anal sex o Anal sex behaviours and practices in general, anal health Advocacy priorities

Some of our projects 10

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14 IRMA-ALC – South America

15 YouTube tinyurl.com/RectalRevEnglish tinyurl.com/RectalRevSpanish tinyurl.com/RectalRevThai

16 tinyurl.com/rectalvid in English, Spanish, Thai

17 rectalmicrobicides.org

Lessons learned and what’s needed looking to the future 18

An act of unprotected anal intercourse is 10 to 20 times more likely to result in HIV transmission than an act of unprotected vaginal intercourse.

Anal intercourse is a human behavior.

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Advocacy goals Increase and diversify funding Source: From Promise to Product: Advancing Rectal Microbicide Research and Advocacy

Advocacy goals Projected funding needs Source: From Promise to Product: Advancing Rectal Microbicide Research and Advocacy

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30 Thank you