"It's all in a decade's work": A Ten-Year Retrospective Report on the IMPT
10 years ago, in 2009, the multipurpose prevention technologies (MPTs) field was formalized alongside the launch of the Initiative for MPTs (IMPT) – a product neutral backbone organization established to facilitate action-oriented collaborations aimed at driving this new field forward. In this 10-year retrospective report, we highlight advances in the
MPT field that have synergistically combined to bring MPTs continually closer to a reality that will improve the lives of women and girls worldwide.
An interactive timeline featuring ten years at a glance
December 2012: IMPT launched the Communications and Advocacy Working Groups (CAWG) in Kenya, South Africa, China, and India raising awareness about MPTs as a concept and the IMPT network
December 2012: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), in collaboration with the IMPT, USAID and WHO, convenes International Symposium on Accelerating Research on Multipurpose Prevention Technologies for Reproductive Health in Delhi, India
Activities to prepare for product launch of the Dual Purpose Prevention Pill by 2022/2023–this would be the first MPT to be introduced into the market since the condom!