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SPOTLIGHT:

What are Multipurpose Prevention Technologies (MPTs)?

Multipurpose prevention technologies (MPTs), also referred to as “combinations” or “dual” technologies are designed to address multiple sexual and reproductive health needs, including prevention of unplanned pregnancy; prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV; and/or prevention of other reproductive tract infections (RTIs), such as bacterial vaginosis or urinary tract infections. MPTs that are acceptable, affordable, and widely available would greatly improve health and save resources.

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About CAMI

Who We Are

Mission

Promoting the development of and access to innovative prevention strategies that enhance sexual and reproductive health through a multidisciplinary approach.

History

CAMI was initially founded in 2001 as a California-based coalition promoting dialogue and collaboration between developers, advocates, academic researchers and health care providers working in the area of HIV/STI prevention and microbicides.  CAMI recently underwent a strategic planning process and has revised our mission to better address the intrinsic link between unplanned pregnancies and risk for STIs, including HIV, and other reproductive tract infections, as well as our commitment beyond California and microbicides.

CAMI’s Cause

Unsafe sex is one of the highest risk factors for disability and death worldwide. Every year, 340 million people acquire a curable sexually transmitted infection, 3 million people become infected with HIV, and a unknown number of people acquire chronic viral and bacterial infections. In addition, recent research estimates that over 200 million women in developing countries have an unmet need for effective contraceptives. There is an urgent need to improve existing SRH prevention strategies and to develop new multi-purpose technologies that would simultaneously prevent pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and other common reproductive tract infections.

As reflected in the Global Health Initiative and health care reforms new focus on integration of services, more and more people are realizing that when it comes to the future of reproductive and sexual health and the development of new prevention products, we MUST work together. It's not just that resources are limited- it's that by providing a platform for researchers, educators, policy advocates and biotechnology developers to coordinate their efforts, outcomes are enhanced and timelines are moved up.

CAMI is excited to play a key role in the launching of the Initiative for Multipurpose Prevention Technologies (IMPT) for Sexual and Reproductive Health, and serve as a convener for researchers, health care providers, advocates and biotechnology developers to share ideas and develop collaborations.

Who is the Public Health Institute

The Public Health Institute (PHI) is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting health, well-being and quality of life for people throughout California, across the nation and around the world. The mission of the Public Health Institute  is to generate and promote research, leadership and partnerships to build capacity for strong public health policy, programs, systems and practices. Spanning a broad range of interest areas within public health and conducting a variety of types of work, our programs and projects add to the growing body of knowledge critical to our mission. The Coalition Advancing Multipurpose Innovations (CAMI) is a program of PHI.