NIH microbicidal research spending will total $25 mil. in FY 1997, HHS' Shalala tells AIDS Conference.

NIH MICROBICIDE RESEARCH TO GET $25 MIL. IN FISCAL 1997 as part of an HIV prevention initiative announced July 9 by HHS Secretary Shalala at the XI International Conference on AIDS in Vancouver. "We are increasing our investment in research designed to prevent the transmission of HIV -- research into vaccines, into human behavior and into new forms of prevention," Shalala said. "As a central part of this strategy, we are stepping up our efforts to develop topical microbicides" under the auspices of the National Institutes of Health.