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MPT Insiders,
In our first newsletter of the new year, we’re eager to share some exciting resources we’ve been developing in addition to our usual lineup of MPT-relevant articles and opportunities! Explore all of this and more below and we invite you to circulate these materials in your networks.
Thank you for your continued partnership with the IMPT,
The Secretariat Staff
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In collaboration with Wits RHI and FHI360, our CAMI Health program -- which houses the IMPT Secretariat -- is proud to launch our newest resource, “Word on the Street: African Women Share Their Reproductive Health Stories.” This interactive, web-based tool is built on ESRI’s ArcGIS StoryMap platform and captures the authentic narratives of adolescent girls and young women, key influencers (male partners, grandmothers/mothers), and technical experts in “hot spot” areas of South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe regarding prevalent issues of HIV, other STIs, and unintended pregnancy.
By amplifying the diverse voices, needs and lived experiences of these stakeholders, “Word on the Street '' serves as an advocacy tool for fostering enabling environments for female-initiated HIV prevention and family planning options, including MPTs as potential game-changers in addressing these issues.
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The first of its kind to focus on MPTs, this comprehensive landscape assessment integrates end-user perspectives as well as insights from nearly 30 leading stakeholders in contraception, HIV, and STIs across the globe. It takes a deep dive into the current MPT product development pipeline and end-user research relevant to MPTs. It also illuminates the pathway to introduction and scalability of MPTs in low- and middle-income countries with considerations for current public health, regulatory, and technical challenges.
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Upcoming Conferences and Key Dates
April 22-25, 2022 | ACRP 2022 (Orlando, Florida)
The Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) supports clinical research professionals through membership, training and development, and certification. Attend ACRP 2022 to learn strategies, best practices, and creative solutions for improving clinical trial quality and advancing your career. Learn more and register for this upcoming conference here.
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May 25-28, 2022 | 16th ESC Conference (Ghent, Belgium)
July 29 – August 2, 2022 | AIDS 2022 (Virtual + Montreal, Canada)
Registration for AIDS 2022, the 24th International AIDS Conference, is now open. For the first time, the world’s largest conference on HIV and AIDS will be hosted both virtually and in-person, in order to make it accessible to as many people as possible. Pre-conference meetings begin July 27, 2022. Register for this conference here.
August 29 – September 2, 2022 | Joint Australasian HIV&AIDS + Sexual Health Conferences (Sunshine Coast, Australia)
For 30 years the Joint Australasian HIV&AIDS Conference, the leading HIV conference in Australasia, has brought together delegates from Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and the Pacific. The HIV&AIDS Conference runs in conjunction with the Australasian Sexual Health Conference, and is delivered in collaboration with The Australasian Sexual and Reproductive Health Alliance (ASRHA). Abstracts due on May 1, with registration opening soon. Learn more here.
September 4-7, 2022 | 23rd IUSTI World Congress (Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe)
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September 20-21, 2022 | Women’s Health Innovation Summit (Boston, USA)
Now in its 4th year, the Women’s Health Innovation Summit showcases exciting investment opportunities globally and connects businesses with investors, strategic corporate partners, and critical women’s health collaborators. It provides insight into the business challenges and investment opportunities, from conception through to commercialization and exit with start-ups, as well as a deep dive into creating solutions for the most critical areas of women’s health, with highest morbidity and mortality. Super early bird registration is open until April 15.
October 4-5, 2022 | 14th YTH Live Global 2022 (Virtual)
Youth Tech Health Live Global 2022 showcases the latest youth-centered innovations in technology, research, and practice. This conference provides leaders in public health, education, content development, technology, and youth advocacy with tools and trending strategies to positively impact youth, tech, and health. Submit your abstract here by March 11.
November 14-17, 2022 | 6th International Conference of Family Planning (Pattaya City, Thailand)
Under the theme “Family Planning & Universal Health Coverage”, this conference is set to take place as an in-person event in Pattaya City, Thailand. This will be a stage to disseminate knowledge, celebrate successes, and identify next steps toward reaching the goal of universal access to family planning systems, services, and products. The call for abstracts is open until March 15. Learn more!
Contact us if you or your colleagues are attending any upcoming meetings where MPTs will be featured. We’re happy to provide materials to help enhance your presentations. We’d also love to include any materials that you share with us from recent MPT relevant events in our MPT Resource Center.
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Let’s Talk MPTs Discussion Series
The IMPT just launched the second year of it's Let's Talk MPTs discussion series, with the first webinar held yesterday on the topic of "MPT Regulatory Pathways: Case Studies from MPT Product Developers". Access on-demand recordings and supplemental materials from this conversation and all our webinars here.
Stay tuned to join upcoming topics in this series in the next few months, featuring experts in diverse disciplines who we will be bringing together to address urgent issues and solutions to speed innovation in HIV prevention and MPTs!
March 22, 2022 | Harmonizing Product Labeling, CTI Exchange
Despite the clear benefits of using identical labeling across multiple countries, there is little publicly available information for suppliers who want to pursue harmonized labeling for their products. In this webinar, you will learn about recent efforts led by Impact RH360/Medicines360, WCG Cares, and FHI 360 to develop a strategy for harmonizing labeling for Impact RH360’s hormonal IUD product, Avibela. Insights from this assessment may be helpful for suppliers, regulatory experts, procurers, and others who seek to harmonize labeling for global health products. Register early for this upcoming event here!
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Funding Opportunities
A current opportunity from NICHD is below. See other available opportunities here.
Biological Testing Facility (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development’s (NICHD) state-of-the art Biological Testing Facility supports female and/or male non-hormonal contraception development, including MPTs. This opportunity is to support the enablement of an IND/IDE study of a preclinical candidate that offers a safe, non-hormonal based therapy for female and/or male contraception that acts prior to fertilization and does not act via the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. Additional details can be found here or at www.GRANTS.gov by searching within “Search Grants” for Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-21-078, then clicking on the opportunity number.
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Funding Opportunity #: PAR-21-078
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Open Date: 15 December 2020
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Letters of Intent Due: Not Applicable
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Application Due: 15 July 2022
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Fellowship & Career Opportunities
Gilead Public Health Research Scholars
The Global Public Health Awards support development of independent investigators from low and middle-income countries with an interest in supporting country driven research priorities to meet sustainable development goals for people infected with or at risk for viral Hepatitis (B,C,D) and/or HIV. Apply by April 15, 2022. Learn more about this opportunity here.
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