About Us

In parts of Africa, up to 75 percent of the babies born stand to lose their mothers, who are HIV-positive, to AIDS-related illnesses. Without intervention, more than a quarter of these children will also acquire the virus. An entire generation is at stake. –mothers2mothers

CONRAD's Mission

CONRAD's overall goal is to improve reproductive health, especially in developing countries. Our main objective is to help develop safe, acceptable, affordable products and methods that provide contraception and/or prevent the sexual transmission of HIV/AIDS and other infections.

We accomplish this by:

Nurturing promising research in institutions worldwide
Engaging in preclinical research
Conducting clinical trials
Partnering with private industry to get new products on the market
Collaborating with other agencies, foundations, and non-governmental organizations
Training investigators throughout the world in preclinical and clinical research techniques