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Putting Your Ass on the Line Advocacy to MAKE IT WORK. United States Conference on AIDS – November 11, 2011 – Chicago Jim Pickett – IRMA, AIDS Foundation of Chicago jpickett@aidschicago.org. Today. Who is IRMA? What does IRMA do? Advocacy issues
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Putting Your Ass on the Line Advocacy to MAKE IT WORK United States Conference on AIDS – November 11, 2011 – Chicago Jim Pickett – IRMA, AIDS Foundation of Chicago jpickett@aidschicago.org
Today • Who is IRMA? • What does IRMA do? • Advocacy issues • How to become a Rectal Rock Star
Condoms work. So why do we need new strategies to halt the sexual transmission of HIV?
Reasons for NPT Source: Roger Tatoud PhD, Senior Programme Manager, International HIV Clinical Trials Research Mgmt Office, Imperial College London & IRMA Steering Committee Member
IRMA, b.2005 4 people, 4 agencies, 2 countries
Mission: support development of safe, effective, acceptable, and accessible rectal microbicides for all that need them • 1100+ advocates, scientists, funders, policymakers from 6 continents – S. America/Latin America and Nigeria chapters Secretariat, staffing, fiscal agency - AIDS Foundation of Chicago
rectalmicrobicides.org Global context
Whether you use douches, or not… TAKE IT. Survey now available in English, Spanish, French, Russian and Chinese. Portuguese, Thai and German are coming. TAKE IT. PASS THE LINK ALONG! rectalmicrobicides.org
Advocacy goals • Increase and diversify funding • Increase research activities • Increase knowledge, awareness • Learn more about heterosexual anal sex • Anal sex practices • Anal health
Advocacy goals • Recruit researchers, advocates • Recognise anal intercourse as an important driver in the HIV epidemic among gay men, MSM, and heterosexuals • Address burden of HIV among gay men and MSM – particularly in the developing world • Promote anal health • Determine safety of lubricants for rectal use
Advocacy goals Increase and diversify funding Source: From Promise to Product: Advancing Rectal Microbicide Research and Advocacy
Advocacy goals Projected funding needs Source: From Promise to Product: Advancing Rectal Microbicide Research and Advocacy
Microbicide funding in total Source: Microbicides: Ways Forward
NPT funding in total Source: Microbicides: Way Forward
What you can do in 5 minutes • WEAR YOUR STICKER • Take the douche survey, YO! • Join IRMA - sign up for IRMA listserv through website • Read one fact sheet or news item from website or blog • Join us on Facebook and Twitter • Share web address and contact information
What you can do in 30 - 60 minutes • Join one of IRMA’s regular free teleconferences featuring world leaders in RM research, advocacy • Read “From Promise to Product: Advancing Rectal Microbicide Research and Advocacy” or read one of the presentations from researchers, community members • Talk to members of your community about your interest in rectal microbicides – and hello, talk about ANAL SEX
Want to do more? • Become your community’s rectal microbicide expert and spokesperson • Recruit new members, enlist organisational support for RMs • Conduct presentations in your community – use one of ours as a template! • Write an article, a blog or Facebook update on RMs - IRMA will help!
Want to do more? • Join a trial (Boston, Pitt, San Juan) • Join one of IRMA’s working groups • Lubricant Safety • Africa for Rectal Microbicides (Project ARM) • Help us with RM 2012 • Connect with IRMA ALC, IRMA Nigeria
Male condoms, female condoms • Serostatus awareness – self and partner • Treatment • PrEP • Lube safety • Sero-adaptation • Anal health (e.g. pap smears) Meanwhile...
Facts are stubborn things and we need to keep putting them out there even though they might in the short term be dismissed. – Secy Clinton, 11-9-11
Special thanks to IRMA supporters • AIDS Foundation of Chicago • amfAR – The Foundation for AIDS Research • Broadway CARES /Equity Fights AIDS • Elton John AIDS Foundation • New Venture Fund • NIH Office of AIDS Research • AVAC • MAC AIDS Foundation • Microbicide Trials Network • Population Council • Individuals - like my partner
Questions? Stay in touch. jpickett@aidschicago.org