NIMR Working on HIV Gel to Prevent Infection Among Women

NIMR working on HIV gel to prevent infection among women

Ms Ekama said microbicides are a medicament containing anti-HIV agents, noting that they would be applied vaginally or rectally to prevent HIV infection

Nigerian Researchers Developing Vaginal Gel For HIV Prevention

The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) says it is currently working on a novel microbicide gel for the prevention of HIV among women. A research fellow at the Clinical Science Department in NIMR, Dr Sabdat Ekama, disclosed this to journalists in Lagos. Ekama said microbicides are medicaments containing anti-HIV agents, which would be applied vaginally or rectally to prevent HIV infection. She also stated that women globally are dispro…