1. Rectal microbicides: Global and European research and advocacy 12 September 2013 Marc-André LeBlanc The Bottom Line on Rectal Microbicide Advocacy

2. Our time together… IRMA – Who is she? – What does she do? Rectal microbicides advocacy – Lessons learned – What’s needed looking to the future

3. Who is IRMA? 3

4. 4 people, 4 agencies, 2 countries 4 IRMA, b.2005

5. 1200+ advocates, scientists, funders, policymakers from 6 continents 5 AIDS Foundation of Chicago is the IRMA secretariat

6. Mission: support development of safe, effective, acceptable, and accessible rectal microbicides for all that need them 6 AIDS Foundation of Chicago is the IRMA secretariat

7. What do we do? 7

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9. o Increase and diversify funding o Increase research activities o Lubricant safety o Lubricant access o Increase knowledge o Heterosexual anal sex o Anal sex behaviours and practices in general, anal health Advocacy priorities

10. Some of our projects 10

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14. 14 IRMA-ALC – South America

15. 15 YouTube tinyurl.com/RectalRevEnglish tinyurl.com/RectalRevSpanish tinyurl.com/RectalRevThai

16. 16 tinyurl.com/rectalvid in English, Spanish, Thai

17. 17 rectalmicrobicides.org

18. Lessons learned and what’s needed looking to the future 18

20. An act of unprotected anal intercourse is 10 to 20 times more likely to result in HIV transmission than an act of unprotected vaginal intercourse.

21. Anal intercourse is a human behavior.

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24. Advocacy goals Increase and diversify funding Source: From Promise to Product: Advancing Rectal Microbicide Research and Advocacy

25. Advocacy goals Projected funding needs Source: From Promise to Product: Advancing Rectal Microbicide Research and Advocacy

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28. pleasure intimacy connection emotion love

29. 29 Questions/comments?

30. 30 Thank you maleblanc27@yahoo.ca