UK Funding for Anti-HIV Gel Trial

The UK government is to provide £24m to fund a trial to assess how well a microbicide gel can prevent HIV infection in women. Aids is the biggest killer in Africa, and most new HIV infections occur among young African women. Research has shown an effective gel, applied before sex, could prevent up to 2.5m HIV infections worldwide over three years. An additional £2m will be provided by the Medical Research Council.
BBC News