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Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place

Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place.

Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place.

A weekly programme looking at common challenges around the world and the creative ways people are trying to tackle them.

Presenter Myra Anubi speaks to reporters, experts and innovators to investigate how effective different solutions are, share their successes and inspire listeners with what is possible.

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People Fixing The World: The ring that could help save women’s lives

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The Ring That Could Help Save Women’s Lives

07/02/2023 GMT

The ring that could help save women’s lives

BBC World Service - People Fixing The World, The ring that could help save women’s lives

Has a tiny silicon ring to protect women from HIV infection worked as a solution?

Thousands of women are infected with HIV every week in Africa. Many can't persuade their partners to wear a condom, so it was hoped that a new form of protection could be a real game-changer.

It's a small silicon ring which encircles the cervix and releases antiretroviral drugs, lowering the women’s risk of contracting HIV. Their partners aren't supposed to feel it, and so shouldn't even need to know it’s there.

People Fixing the World first reported on the HIV ring five years ago. We find out what’s happened since.

Presenter: Myra Anubi
Reporters: Ruth Evans and Rosie Blunt
Series producer: Tom Colls
Sound mix: Annie Gardiner
Editor: Penny Murphy

Email: peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk
Image: Agnes holds up a dapivirine ring

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