Microbicide Mania: Movie, Raffle, Dinner and Presentation
- Country: US
- City: Washington, DC
- Venue: Georgetown University School of Medicine, Preclinical Sciences Bldg., Room GA2-4
Imagine a gel that could prevent AIDS.
Microbicides are a new, female-initiated, prevention tool which is in development.
The film "In Her Hands" will be shown, followed by a raffle and presentation. Dinner provided.
Sponsored by: Georgetown Medical AIDS Advocacy Network and Georgetown Second Year Medical Student Council
For more information about this event, contact: gtownmedaan@gmail.com
For more detailed information about microbicides: http://www.global-campaign.org
About the film "In Her Hands"
It is the Global Campaign for Microbicides' hope that the personal stories portrayed In Women’s Hands will speak to the need for microbicides, their potential role, the importance of leadership on this issue --and provide an inspiration for action.
Kimberly was 21 and in college in the U.S. Little did she know that her boyfriend was HIV positive. After donating blood she learned that her decision to not use a condom with him one night would change her life forever.
Just across the ocean in the U.K., a similar decision would leave 18 year-old Hyshana with an STI – a reality that many adolescents now face.
In South Africa, Virginia lives in rural Kwazulu Natal with her two children, and waits for her husband for months at a time to return from his job hundreds of miles away. When he returns, she can’t possibly ask him to use a condom. He is her husband after all.
These stories, more powerfully articulate the potential role of microbicides and the importance of public and private sector leadership as well as citizen involvement in this issue. It was this demand and these personal stories that inspired the Global Campaign for Microbicides to produce short film on the need for microbicides.
Imagine a gel that could prevent AIDS.
Microbicides are a new, female-initiated, prevention tool which is in development.
The film "In Her Hands" will be shown, followed by a raffle and presentation. Dinner provided.
Sponsored by: Georgetown Medical AIDS Advocacy Network and Georgetown Second Year Medical Student Council
For more information about this event, contact: gtownmedaan@gmail.com
For more detailed information about microbicides: http://www.global-campaign.org
About the film "In Her Hands"
It is the Global Campaign for Microbicides' hope that the personal stories portrayed In Women’s Hands will speak to the need for microbicides, their potential role, the importance of leadership on this issue --and provide an inspiration for action.
Kimberly was 21 and in college in the U.S. Little did she know that her boyfriend was HIV positive. After donating blood she learned that her decision to not use a condom with him one night would change her life forever.
Just across the ocean in the U.K., a similar decision would leave 18 year-old Hyshana with an STI – a reality that many adolescents now face.
In South Africa, Virginia lives in rural Kwazulu Natal with her two children, and waits for her husband for months at a time to return from his job hundreds of miles away. When he returns, she can’t possibly ask him to use a condom. He is her husband after all.
These stories, more powerfully articulate the potential role of microbicides and the importance of public and private sector leadership as well as citizen involvement in this issue. It was this demand and these personal stories that inspired the Global Campaign for Microbicides to produce short film on the need for microbicides.
