{"id":31995,"date":"2019-02-08T14:01:38","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T14:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=31995"},"modified":"2019-02-08T14:01:38","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T14:01:38","slug":"contraceptive-patch-for-worlds-poorest-countries-to-be-developed-at-cardiff-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/02\/08\/contraceptive-patch-for-worlds-poorest-countries-to-be-developed-at-cardiff-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Contraceptive patch for world\u2019s poorest countries\u00a0to be developed at Cardiff University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-32006 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/discreet-contraception-e1549629736114.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/discreet-contraception-e1549629736114.jpg 427w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/discreet-contraception-e1549629736114-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/discreet-contraception-e1549629736114-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-32006 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/discreet-contraception-e1549629736114.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/discreet-contraception-e1549629736114.jpg 427w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/discreet-contraception-e1549629736114-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/discreet-contraception-e1549629736114-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\nA CONTRACEPTIVE patch for the world\u2019s poorest countries is to be developed in Cardiff University after it won financial backing from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.<br \/>\nThe School\u00a0of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences\u00a0was\u00a0approached to\u00a0develop the patch due to the demand for a more discreet form of contraception as an alternative to the pill and the implant.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThe patch will be made up of hundreds of micro-needles at around half a millimetre in length, these will be incorporated with a hormonal contraception which is painlessly and discreetly applied to the skin providing women with six months of protection.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nAccording to the foundation, more than 220 million women in developing countries who do not want to get pregnant lack access to contraceptives and voluntary family planning.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThe project is part of their commitment to bring high-quality contraceptive services to an additional 120 million women around the world, with a commitment to meeting the needs of young women and girls.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThe discreet patch will benefit women in Sub-Saharan Africa where the contraceptive pill is not successfully administered as women forget to take the daily dose. The alternative to this is the implant, the visibility of which is a concern for many women.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cOne of the issues with contraception in Sub-Saharan Africa is the society sometimes demands the male partner to have a larger family and so the male partner is sometimes quite skeptical about contraception,&#8221;\u00a0said Professor James Birchall, who is leading the project with colleague Dr Sion\u00a0Coulman.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cThe problem with the implant is when the women have it inserted you can feel it and see it.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cWhen we did user studies in Africa the women said they do not like using the implant because their partner can find out they are using the contraception, so we are trying to develop a more discreet form of contraception but for six months.\u201d<br \/>\nAccess to contraceptives and family planning is essential to prevent unintended pregnancies and will help reduce the number of women and girls that die during pregnancy and childbirth.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThe increased quality of these services will also empower women and girls to make their own choices about whether and when they have children, improving their access to education and further studies.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32037\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32037\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-32037 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Professor-James-Birchall-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Professor-James-Birchall-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Professor-James-Birchall-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Professor-James-Birchall-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Professor-James-Birchall-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Professor-James-Birchall-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Professor-James-Birchall.png 1334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32037\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32037 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Professor-James-Birchall-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Professor-James-Birchall-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Professor-James-Birchall-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Professor-James-Birchall-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Professor-James-Birchall-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Professor-James-Birchall-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Professor-James-Birchall.png 1334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript> Professor James Birchall, Deputy Head of School and leader of the project.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nSince starting the project last April, the team has made visits to Uganda and The Gambia where they received a great reception from women who were excited about the possibility of this new contraception.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cWe spoke\u00a0about the concept of the micro needle patch. We spoke to women, we spoke to their partners, to\u00a0organisations\u00a0in those countries, and we spoke to the health care providers, so the midwives and the doctors and the nurses,\u201d said Prof. Birchall.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThe point of the visits was to see if the technology would be accepted,\u00a0if women would like to use it and how they would like to access it.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nProf. Birchall highlighted why the focus is on the women:\u00a0\u201cWhat we don\u2019t want to do is make something they don\u2019t want to use.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThe funding covers an 18-month feasibility period, focusing on pre-clinical work that will determine if and how the micro-needle technology will deliver the contraception.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThey will be looking at everything from the design of the patch, the application, and where it will be administered.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nIf the pre-clinical work is successful, there is a possibility the foundation will extend the funding to cover meaningful clinical trials, which means the patch could be rolled out in the next five years.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nIt would also be available in Wales, as part of a global plan that will allow the drug to be\u00a0subsidised\u00a0and therefore, administered in the poorest countries that need it most.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThis technology is not new to the school, Prof. Birchall has been working with micro-needles for around 20 years, using it to administer drugs and vaccines.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32039\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32039\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32039\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-University-School-of-Pharmacy-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-University-School-of-Pharmacy-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-University-School-of-Pharmacy-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-University-School-of-Pharmacy-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-University-School-of-Pharmacy-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-University-School-of-Pharmacy-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-University-School-of-Pharmacy.png 1334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32039\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-University-School-of-Pharmacy-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-University-School-of-Pharmacy-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-University-School-of-Pharmacy-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-University-School-of-Pharmacy-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-University-School-of-Pharmacy-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-University-School-of-Pharmacy-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-University-School-of-Pharmacy.png 1334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript> Cardiff University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n\u201cWe have never applied the technology to lower-middle income countries because we didn\u2019t have the right application for it.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cSo, when we saw that this could be a real help for contraception, it was the first time we thought what a wonderful application for the technology,\u201d he said.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThe\u00a0school\u2019s experience in this field meant they were one of many approached to conduct this research, and after a highly-competitive process, they were selected to lead the research consortium, which is made up of Cardiff University\u2019s School\u00a0of Engineering, Edinburgh University, industry experts, NGOs, charitable bodies and NHS Trusts.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThe school is also partnered with the pharmacy department at the University of Malawi, where undergraduate students will be conducting user studies in their local communities.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nProf. Birchall said this collaboration is extremely rewarding but also essential to the study as the schools can share techniques and knowledge to help inform the study.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nProf. Birchall said he feels: \u201can enormous amount of pride\u201d to be\u00a0recognised\u00a0by an\u00a0organisation\u00a0as prestigious as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cTo work with a foundation like this is wonderful for us we feel as if we are doing something useful, and the technology will get to be with people who need it most,\u201d said\u00a0Prof Birchall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A CONTRACEPTIVE patch for the world\u2019s poorest countries is to be developed in Cardiff University after it won financial backing from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. 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