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One size does not fit all: Expanding the buffet of choices for preventing HIV
Modern Ghana (CNS News)
July 26, 2021

When It Comes to Young Women, Regular Check-Ins Support Ongoing PrEP Use
Medscape
July 26, 2021
Lulu Nair

Acceptance of Vaginal Ring and Oral PrEP Increasing in Young African Women — Adherence to these HIV preventive measures should be encouraged
MedPage Today
July 21, 2021
Lulu Nair
Also appeared: MedicallyPrime.ComMediExpose

HIV prevention: Vaginal ring gives hope to African women
Health-e News
July 21, 2021
Lulu Nair

Vaginal Ring as Safe as Oral PrEP in Late Pregnancy — Interim analysis of small open-label trial finds adverse outcomes are rare
MedPage Today
July 20, 2021
Regarding Cohort 1 safety data presented at IAS 2021

Anti-HIV methods give young SA women the ring of confidence: study
Times Live (South Africa)
July 17, 2021
Lulu Nair
Kenneth Ngure

New study reports higher adherence to HIV PrEP, vaginal ring among young women
(healio.com)
Healio.com / Infectious Disease News
July 17, 2021
Lulu Nair

Dapirivine ring: Giving Women Power over HIV/Aids
The Chronicle (Zimbabwe)
July 16, 2021

#BREAKING: Dapivirine vaginal ring approved for use in Zimbabwe
HealthTimes (Zimbabwe)
July 16, 2021
Nyaradzo Mgodi

Pregnant women can use PrEP- study
The Sunday News (Zimbabwe)
July 15, 2021
Nyaradzo Mgodi
Regarding the Interim Review Panel’s recommendation to proceed to Cohort 2 

90-day dapivirine ring for women’s HIV prevention passes its first test in phase I study
Medical Dialogues
March 12, 2021
Al Liu

Vaginal ring may shield women from HIV for 3 months at a time
UPI.com (United Press International), also published in WebMD and HealthDay News
March 9, 2021
Al Liu

Encouraging preliminary results for dapivirine vaginal ring as HIV prevention
AJMC.com (American Journal of Managed Care)
March 6, 2021
Al Liu

Zimbabwe: Mentoring young women in science critical
AllAfrica.com (originally in The Herald – Zimbabwe)
February 18, 2021
Mentions MTN-044/IPM 053/CCN019

Rectal lube may need to be supercharged before it’s feasible
POZ.com
February 17, 2021
Ken Ho

HIV protection, birth control levels vary in studies of vaginal rings
POZ.com
February 3, 2021
Sharon Achilles

Products to prevent both pregnancy and HIV begin to emerge
Aidsmap.com
February 2, 2021
Sharon Achilles
Alexandra Minnis

New vaginal ring reduces risk of HIV and pregnancy
Freethink.com
January 31, 2021
Sharon Achilles

Vaginal ring delivered sustained levels of dapivirine and levonorgestrel
Infectious Disease Special Edition
January 28, 2021
Sharon Achilles

IPM pursuing regulatory approvals for the dapivirine ring’s use in eastern and southern Africa
January 28, 2021
The Herald (Zimbabwe)
Mentions MTN’s REACH, DELIVER and B-PROTECTED studies

The ring has finally arrived!
Citizen News Service (India), also published in The Seoul Times (Korea)
January 28, 2021
Sharon Hillier
Nyaradzo Mgodi
Linda-Gail Bekker

A pill, a ring or a jab: The future of HIV prevention is choice
The Daily Maverick (South Africa), also on News24 (South Africa)
January 27, 2021
Sharon Hillier

WHO gives thumbs up to dapivirine vaginal ring
January 27, 2021
The Herald (Zimbabwe)
Mentions MTN’s ASPIRE study