Globally, women still encounter interconnected sexual and reproductive health (SRH) challenges, such as the risk of HIV, other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and unintended pregnancies, highlighting the need for innovation to meet the complex preventive SRH needs and preferences of all adolescent girls and women.

Multipurpose prevention technologies (MPTs) are innovative products created to simultaneously prevent unintended pregnancies, HIV, and/or other STIs. Most MPTs under development primarily aim to prevent both unintended pregnancy and HIV. These products may be more appealing than those targeting a single condition because they streamline usage and product delivery. By decreasing the number of required healthcare visits, MPTs could enhance the adoption and effective use of HIV/STI prevention methods and contraceptives.

This article, co-written by Bethany Young Holt, executive director of PHI’s CAMI Health, and published in Frontiers in Reproductive Health, shows how MPTs hold promise as a means to effectively address interconnected sexual and reproductive health issues and explores the challenges in ensuring that these critical products are accessible to those who need them most.

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