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Plan 4 Ring Toolkit: Implementation Study Protocol Template

This template is designed for policymakers and government technical specialists to apply uniform objectives, study design features, and measures across pilot implementation and other operations research studies for introduction of the dapivirine ring. This tool is part of the Plan 4 Ring toolkit, a suite of resources and tools designed to support national planning for…

Research

Plan 4 Ring Toolkit: Healthcare Provider Training Considerations

This document can inform the development of training curricula for new biomedical HIV prevention products, including the dapivirine ring. This tool is part of the Plan 4 Ring toolkit, a suite of resources and tools designed to support national planning for the introduction and scale-up of the dapivirine ring.

Normative Guidance/Policies, Service Delivery

Plan 4 Ring Toolkit: Facility Readiness Assessments

These two site readiness tools, for the public sector and for pharmacies, are designed to help determine site readiness to provide the dapivirine ring to end users. This tool is part of the Plan 4 Ring toolkit, a suite of resources and tools designed to support national planning for the introduction and scale-up of the…

Normative Guidance/Policies, Service Delivery

Plan 4 Ring Toolkit: Service Delivery Channel Analysis Template

This template can be used by policymakers or others supporting policy development for the dapivirine ring to define an approach to ring rollout by prioritizing among different delivery channels. This tool is part of the Plan 4 Ring toolkit, a suite of resources and tools designed to support national planning for the introduction and scale-up…

Service Delivery

Plan 4 Ring Toolkit: Rollout Scenarios Analysis Template

This tool uses existing data, including data on HIV incidence and oral PrEP use, to develop an analysis that prioritizes subnational regions (e.g., provinces, states, districts, or counties) for dapivirine ring rollout and defines several scenarios for rolling out the ring. This tool is part of the Plan 4 Ring toolkit, a suite of resources…

Normative Guidance/Policies, Service Delivery

Plan 4 Ring Toolkit: Guidelines Template

The intent of this document is to provide adaptable guidelines that align with the World Health Organization (WHO) guidance and recommendations for implementation of the dapivirine ring. This tool is part of the Plan 4 Ring toolkit, a suite of resources and tools designed to support national planning for the introduction and scale-up of the…

Normative Guidance/Policies

Plan 4 Ring Toolkit: Situation Analysis Template

This template can be used to conduct a situational analysis to help plan for rollout of the dapivirine ring. This tool is part of the Plan 4 Ring toolkit, a suite of resources and tools designed to support national planning for the introduction and scale-up of the dapivirine ring.

Demand Creation/Marketing, Financing & Costing, Monitoring & Evaluation, Normative Guidance/Policies, Service Delivery, Supply Chain Management

Plan 4 Ring Toolkit: Introduction Framework

The purpose of this document is to highlight anticipated strengths, challenges, and key questions regarding introduction of the monthly dapivirine vaginal ring in sub-Saharan Africa. This tool is part of the Plan 4 Ring toolkit, a suite of resources and tools designed to support national planning for the introduction and scale-up of the dapivirine ring.

Demand Creation/Marketing, Financing & Costing, Monitoring & Evaluation, Normative Guidance/Policies, Service Delivery, Supply Chain Management

21 July 2022

Safety, adherence, and HIV-1 seroconversion among women using the dapivirine vaginal ring (DREAM): an open-label, extension study

The Ring Study, a phase 3 trial, showed a favourable safety profile and a 31% HIV infection risk reduction for a vaginal ring containing 25 mg of dapivirine, compared with a placebo ring. This article outlines the DREAM study, which aimed to evaluate safety, adherence, and HIV incidence in those using the dapivirine vaginal ring…

Research

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14 July 2022

Breaking the Cycle of HIV Transmission: A Human Centered Design Approach to Reach Adolescent Girls and Young Women

One of the key questions that this resource answers is why so many HIV prevention interventions are ineffective with adolescent girls and young women (AGYW). Here we outline two locally led project phases that integrate human-centered design methodologies to answer this question and others.

Demand Creation/Marketing