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词条 CAPRISA
释义

  1. History

  2. CAPRISA 004

  3. References

  4. External links

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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. 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

{{Main|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. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.caprisa.org/SitePages/About-Founding.aspx |title=Founding of CAPRISA |author= |date= |work= |publisher=CAPRISA |accessdate=23 January 2011}}
2. ^{{cite news |title=African Studies Give Women Hope in H.I.V. Fight |author=Celia W. Dugger |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/20/world/africa/20safrica.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=19 July 2010 |accessdate=23 January 2011}}

External links

  • CAPRISA
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