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First Condom Designed To Kill HIV ‘Could Be Available To Buy Within Months
A new condom designed to kill the HIV virus could be available to buy within months, after key regulatory approval.
Tests have shown the VivaGel condom is effective in deactivating 99.9 per cent of HIV, herpes and human papilloma virus cases.
Australian bio-tech firm Starpharma has developed the antiviral Viva Gel, the active ingredient designed to tackle sexually transmitted infections, in the condom’s lubricant.
The product has now received a receipt of Conformity of Assessment Certification by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration – a similar certificate to the CE mark in Europe – paving the way for mass production.
It means the condom, the first of its kind, should be available to buy in the coming months.
The condoms are lubricated with VivaGel, which contains 0.5 per cent astodrimer sodium – a non-antibiotic, antimicrobial drug designed specifically as a compound against HIV.
It is hoped the gel will help reduce the transmission of HIV and other STIs, while also reducing the risk of pregnancy.
It is being produced by Australian bio-tech firm Starpharma in partnership with another firm called Ansell, which is responsible for around 70 per cent of Australia’s condom market.
The recent TGA approval came after the condom was assessed in line with a set of requirements relating to safety and performance.
In Australia the prevalence of STIs continues to rise.
Genital herpes, caused by the herpes simplex virus, is estimated to affect one in eight Australians aged 25 years and over, although many are unaware they are carrying the infection and pass it on without knowing.
The rate of newly diagnosed HIV infections rose 10 per cent in the 12 months to the end of 2012 – the largest increase in Australia in the last 20 years.
And figures reveal the number of infections diagnosed in 2013 remains at a 20-year high, representing a 70 per cent increase on the number detected in 1999, when cases were at their lowest level.
Ansell president and general manager of the sexual wellness global business unit, Peter Carroll, said consumers could expect to see the ‘ground-breaking new sexual health’ product on the shelves soon.
‘Ansell looks forward to rolling out its marketing and sales campaign to support the launch of LifeStyles Dual Protect over the coming months with the first product expected to be available on shelves soon,’ he said.
Source:Daily Mail UK
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Ken
July 23, 2014 at 3:59 pm
This could be another suspect as to who may have downed MH17 because this flight killed important figures in the Aids breakthroughs. Pharceutical wars are quite rough and they actually could kill.
namanje
July 23, 2014 at 4:04 pm
A new condom designed to kill the HIV virus in the condom then what next?
namanje
July 23, 2014 at 4:17 pm
@Ken. That can be very true actually. I suspected that too. But anyway, we need to be wise too because these people want to make a name for themselves also.
Chief of Grief
July 23, 2014 at 4:55 pm
eleteni bwangu kuli ifywe fwe ba chende enthusiasts mwaunfwa teh?
Njota
July 23, 2014 at 5:23 pm
Bring it fast,so that we can use it with sondash formula.ninshi hiv yapwa
ATM
July 23, 2014 at 5:24 pm
We shall be soaking it in water for 2 weeks and drink the water or inject the water in our bodies.
akapondo
July 23, 2014 at 5:43 pm
Ala ba solola, mukala tombwa ukwabula nomwenso. ileteni bwangu…
Denkete
July 23, 2014 at 6:33 pm
Awe ifyo iyoo, letenifye umuti to cure so that tukalecitana direct. Live yalilowapo ukucila ifya condom. Teifyofine mune Maria Magadalena or Diva?
vuto777
July 23, 2014 at 7:51 pm
i will stop visiting this ka site if pipo like tutu,chief of grief na denkete leave this ka site,ba fi kamba nimwe mwe ba bako.muli fikali.
Denkete
July 23, 2014 at 8:11 pm
@Vuto777, mwaice lafter or just a smile prolongs life. But ine insele nshitukana kano citutu naci chief of grief. Ufyebe ifi fipuba finandi ficefyeko insele.
Chief of Grief
July 24, 2014 at 8:31 am
Iwe denkete,nisele shisa tutukana kanshi?Vagina in Bemba tuyita shani iwe chikala??Te chinyo!!Penis na yena tuyita shani?Te bwamba nangula ubukala aiyi?Ni language fye boi….
tutu
July 23, 2014 at 8:42 pm
alamwalatombwa baiche,lekeni ise…kanshi kulachinjafye amahule evryde pachibelushi nayatombapo na chi mampi live,kabili chena eyo chifwaya
jukes
July 23, 2014 at 8:43 pm
Guys mwandini naine ndamumfwa laka the way u coment. nomba chief of grief, tutu, nabonse abatemwa insele i wud advise u to STOP mwaufwa ba shimabolo ba fikala…
Ken
July 24, 2014 at 8:07 am
Kiki
chief of grief
July 24, 2014 at 8:57 am
Kebe wiso nangula nook waunfwa.Nkaku nyegela ichimukashi chobe stanyoko!!that’s if walikwata makaka.
tutu
July 23, 2014 at 8:51 pm
@vuto777 thnx chikala,patumfweko nipa platform yakusosa fintu uleufwa mumutima without worrying abt sum1 judging u,in short tumfweko ni stress releaser…enjoy nipalobe@denkete chikala waba itole walimonapo ndetukana insele ine? kwindi
Maria Magdalene
July 23, 2014 at 10:19 pm
condom na HIv can’t never.ine na condom we are enemies ala shifika pa orgasm inga Elko cili chi condom, ala nakafwefye as long as I enjoyed.ala live ni ziiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee napakale efyo chali.
Akalibolo
July 24, 2014 at 12:09 am
U guys tutu, chief of grief and denkete u make tumfweko site worth visiting. U make me laugh my lungs out!
Gelo
July 24, 2014 at 12:56 am
Ama Zedian men ba latukanasana amasele . Why?
chief of grief
July 24, 2014 at 9:08 am
Tensele makaka iwe.!
......quit this site
July 24, 2014 at 1:26 am
Gelo gud observation,They think insele ebu guy bt they display their stupidity,these guys has made this site useless bcoz all we get now is insults and no one can learn any thing sensible.Change!
chief of grief
July 24, 2014 at 9:18 am
@ quit this site mukongo wanoko.Bu guy wisa ulemonapo apa kanshi iwe bwamba bwamba bwansoka iwe??Fyanshi ubelenga nga fila kutomba kumutima iwe makepula.?
tutu
July 24, 2014 at 1:38 am
@quit thi site chikala waba itole ninani akwebele ati insele ebu guy,nika wiso? nibanani bakupatikisha ukwisa kutufwemko kwindi fumbafu kabiye ku ZWD@gelo waba ichinyo nge chishima,y do u wnt to generalise the o population jst by sum few guys letting off sum stress?
Gelo
July 24, 2014 at 3:48 am
I think ka tutu when he was born he was baptized with a dish full of insults someone needs to take aka akamulumendo ku chainama . Elo uli mukulusana u should change kwati nika internet bully , in real life nikangwele rubbish.. You should watch your words wekapubawe kakoswe iwe.
kakolwe
July 24, 2014 at 6:38 am
Sometime back, there was reason in debate at tumfweko. Sound debaters like Dr. Kapya Kaoma, Janet c, wanyafye tigers, Gunner Me, Called Wise, Sando, Pretty, & others used to tackle issues. They have left the site to kids who feel that mentioning body parts in bemba is a stress relief. Kutumpa uko tumabwamba twenu!!
chief of grief
July 24, 2014 at 9:23 am
@ ka kolwe!Wait until nka ku tombele solola wobe ukashi wobe elo ukalande bino @ tumamwamba twenu coz that’s wen she’ll realize she’s wasting her miserable life waunfwa iwe tondo teh??
chile1
July 24, 2014 at 10:17 am
@ akapondo hahahahahahahqha
tutu
July 24, 2014 at 1:14 pm
@gelo waba ichinyo nge drum ya chibuku…kesa kutombela noko,elo ukapela umuchinshi…kwindi fumbafu makaka iwe
Gelo
July 24, 2014 at 2:58 pm
Ka tutu waba akamuchila ubwipi and you are not a man enough to fxck anyone Shut the hell up! And talking about chibuku is that the only beer you can afford yaku ifiko ewww.. Amalyashi yamu kachasu yekaka kaponya iwe ata!!!
kakolwe
July 24, 2014 at 6:28 pm
@chief of grief. Need I say more about your fantasy? In your dreams, you see yourself as the most handsome, the one with the biggest pendulum between your legs, the sweetest. Well it goes with age. Now you fantazise about tombing my woman. It will only prove that she is rubbish to allow rubbish into her!
tutu
July 24, 2014 at 8:10 pm
@gelo wehule yambwa iwe,lekankushimikileko panono life yandi…nine umwanawamasambililo ulesambilila medecine(abroad) very soon nalapwisha,nalishiba indumi 7,ichibemba,ichinyanja,ichisungu,ichifrench,ichispanish,allegmane meaning I understand dutch they ar very alike…nalikwata ba puloti babili ku zambia mind u am still very young.ndalanda palichibuku bcoz nali itemwa and kuno naba takwa hence ndaifulukasana and bcoz m a patriot I prefer t to the atha imported shit…njebako ilyashi lyobe not ubufi and dnt say ulihule napameso apopene kwatinipamusula wambwa,so chinyo iwe stop mindin my comments waumfwa
Gelo
July 25, 2014 at 12:44 am
Kabolala ka tutu iwe kubulaya kwisa? And ba medicine student can’t even spell medicine correctly ata mwilatubempa. Prolly you are just a door man ukokubulaya elo muletinya abantu pa Zed. Nakunokwine we have ama mansion with pools no kwesha tulesha ata iwe. Mukabwelefye mukesesambilila ne chisungu ichachine wekapuba iwe. Kubulaya my ass lol….we have no stress here in Zambia I work for my things and I buy what I want nokulondolola it’s a waste of time. Mwafuma ku India or China elo mulelanda tutuma accent kwati twapa USA but you can’t talk like them and you look like an ***** at the end be yourself. And remember anyone can have whatever they want if you just work hard where it’s Zed or Abroad. We kasushiwe.
Gelo
July 25, 2014 at 1:37 am
Lmao…elokwena ulikalifotini sana. If someone looks after herself and buys things nishi lihule ka? You should think before saying those sh!t to people. Am also a very educated person and if I was not I could not type bemba or english iwe ka retard. waufwa? I can’t even employ you at my company coz you are so ignorant ka swine. Stay there in abroad and for your records have been to those countries before and I know how it is. Also I can go anytime I like no restrictions. Am sure waikala uko netakolimo (illegal) kutinamusopolola fyose but I have a plane to catch this morning going somewhere for my birthday party shopping. So what are you going to brag about next we fotini iwe?
tutu
July 25, 2014 at 2:49 am
@gelo nasumina ulikapubasana futi akakoposana…4rm ifitundu ndumbwile apa and u only go on to thnk f india and china? iye imwe,ubukopo ubu+pameso nga pamusula wambwa= let me guess, niwe ka gelo solye ubwali! I get stressed bcoz I study and work very hard wich evry hadwokin person will agree with me,I know tekuti wishibe iwe…gud 4 u abt thoz “mansions and pools”kikikikikikikikikikikki………….kikikikikikikikikikikok……….I dnt ave thoz but posibo in future(GOD WILLING in french we say S’IL PLAÎT À DIEU waikata ekondelola nefi kah?).I dnt mind workin as a doorman as u claim aslng as I cn helpout wit my scholarship and b able to sustain myself…and since wen did slipin up a few spellings bcom way of evaluatin intelligence? yes any1 cn achieve anything wit hardwok,m a livin testimony on my way to achievin my drimz,pediatric(no nepotism involved except God and hardwok)…maybe u ar the exception,ububi+nobukopo=tekuti ube ihule mayb unless u the 1 payin,mayb…mayb guys might consider u…kikikikikikikikikikik…kikikikikikikikikikik …bukupo bobe bwampela nobunani,u ar nt worth replyin,4rm nw onwards ama comments yenu tatwakulayasuka nangumwatusalula shani…lekeni mbwelele mukubelenga muchi french tutila ati il faut je rentre à mes études…mu spanish ati,ni homework nakupela ita wiso na noko mupange insaka…kikikikikikikikikikik…kikikikikikikikikikik…quelle putain!!!!(lusele muchi french)
MpandaMputi
July 25, 2014 at 12:36 pm
Kikikikiki….@ATM chikala chobe naunsekesha sana ala…. lol