Microbicides Development Programme

Microbicides Development Programme is an organisation based in London which promotes the study of microbicides for sexually transmitted diseases.[1]

Oversight

The Microbicides Development Programme is funded by the Department for International Development through the Medical Research Council. The organisation is coordinated MRC Clinical Trials Unit and the Imperial College London at St Mary's Hospital.[2] The organisation was founded on 25 January 2006.[3]

PRO 2000
Main article: PRO 2000

The MDP conducting testing of the microbicide gel PRO 2000 in sub-Saharan Africa starting in 2005.[2]

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gollark: It's a weird restriction, considering that presumably if you can engineer an entire missile you can also work out a way around restrictions in GPS hardware, to be honest.
gollark: Apparently the US was worried about GPS being used by enemy ICBMs (???) so now consumer GPS devices will refuse to work above certain speeds/heights.
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References
  1. "Facts about Sexually Transmitted Diseases". www.std-gov.org.
  2. "Research for Development - Public Private Research - Vaccines and Microbicides". dfid.gov.uk. 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  3. "Microbicides Development Programme".
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