CONRAD | |
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Motto | Leaders in Reproductive Health and HIV Prevention |
Formation | 1986[1] |
Purpose/focus | promote reproductive health and HIV prevention |
Headquarters | Arlington County, Virginia |
executive director | Henry L. Gabelnick |
Budget | USD 55,000,000 in 2006-7[2] |
Website | http://www.conrad.org/ |
CONRAD is a non-profit organization which seeks to improve reproductive health, especially in developing countries. It does this by promoting clinical research, particularly that research which involves microbicides for sexually transmitted diseases.
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CONRAD works by conducting pre-clinical development and clinical trials, mediating between researchers and funding agencies such as government programs or private companies, and training researchers.[2]
CONRAD was a collaborator in CAPRISA 004.[3]
CONRAD was a collaborator in the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health's SILCS diaphragm research, particularly because of the study's use of microbicides.[4]