Five women on a hill. (photo credit: Frank Herholdt/Microbicides Development Programme)

GCM is a diverse network of advocates and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) working to expand HIV prevention options and encourage ethical research that involves civil society.

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Timeline

1990 Zena Stein publishes seminal article on microbicides in American Journal of Public Health 1991 Advocates and their allies organize watershed symposium on the need for feasibility of Microbicides 1992 40 women leaders call for more microbicide research at international meeting in Barbados 1995 National Institutes of Health (NIH) issues its first grants (totaling $1.5 million) for microbicide-specific research 1998 Advocates launch Global Campaign for Microbicides 2004 First Phase 3 clinical trial of a novel microbicide begins in South Africa 2006 Microbicides capture spotlight at International AIDS Conference in Toronto 2009 HPTN035 provides first human data showing that vaginal gel can reduce HIV risk for women Our Future Men and women everywhere have access to a safe and effective microbicide
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