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MEDIA CENTER AIDS 2006: Population Council Presents Research Findings at International Forum NEW YORK, NY (3 August 2006) — Population Council staff and collaborators will contribute to more than 30 posters and presentation sessions during the upcoming XVI International AIDS Conference being held in Toronto, Canada, 13–18 August 2006. (link to Council conference activities) The descriptions below exemplify the types of evidence-based findings of Council research that will be presented: Prevention
Supporting developing-country health care systems
Treatment
Pediatric/youth
Staff members from the clinical trials for Carraguard®, the Population Council's lead candidate microbicide, will also be in Toronto to discuss their work. The term "microbicides" refers to a range of products, in cream, gel, film, or suppository form, that would substantially reduce the transmission of HIV—and possibly other sexually transmitted infections—when applied topically prior to sex. On 30 June the Council completed the enrollment of volunteers for its Phase 3 clinical trial of Carraguard. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled efficacy trial began in March 2004. Data collection will continue until the end of March 2007, followed by data analysis, which should be complete by the end of that year. This is one of the first trials of a microbicide product to reach this phase of clinical testing and complete enrollment. Information and interviews with Population Council researchers are available before, during, and after the meeting. A comprehensive guide to the Council’s AIDS conference activities is available at www.popcouncil.org/AIDS2006. The Council's exhibit booth (#410, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Level 800, South Building, Area H) will be staffed throughout the conference for those seeking research findings and/or expert interviews. The Population Council is a member of the Caucus for Evidence-Based Prevention. The caucus—comprising more than 44 nongovernmental organizations—was created for the specific purpose of promoting HIV prevention supported by sound science at the XVI International AIDS Conference. Media contacts Before and after the conference: During conference exhibit-room hours: The Population Council is an international, nonprofit, nongovernmental research organization that seeks to improve the well-being and reproductive health of current and future generations around the world and to help achieve a humane, equitable, and sustainable balance between people and resources. The Council conducts biomedical, social science, and public health research and helps build research capacities in developing countries. Established in 1952, the Council is governed by an international board of trustees. Its New York headquarters supports a global network of regional and country offices.
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