Organization:CAPRISA
| Purpose | AIDS research |
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Director | Salim Abdool Karim |
| Website | http://www.caprisa.org/ |
CAPRISA ("Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa") is the name of an AIDS research center based in Durban, South Africa .
History
CAPRISA was established in 2002 under the National Institutes of Health program called Comprehensive International Program of Research on AIDS (CIPRA). Five partner institutions participated in the founding: University of KwaZulu-Natal, University of Cape Town, University of Western Cape, National Institute of Communicable Diseases, and Columbia University in New York City . UNAIDS recognizes CAPRISA with the designation of "Collaborating Centre for HIV Prevention Research."[1]
CAPRISA's mission is to promote HIV prevention and research its epidemiology.[1]
CAPRISA 004
CAPRISA 004 is the name of a clinical trial testing a microbicide which was experimentally shown to be effective in reducing women's risk of contracting HIV.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Founding of CAPRISA". CAPRISA. http://www.caprisa.org/SitePages/About-Founding.aspx. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ↑ Celia W. Dugger (19 July 2010). "African Studies Give Women Hope in H.I.V. Fight". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/20/world/africa/20safrica.html. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
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