xis ▁in ▁many ▁developing ▁world ▁settings ▁as ▁a ▁cost - effect ive ▁way ▁of ▁reducing ▁mother - to - child ▁transmission . ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁the ▁U g and an ▁study ▁was ▁de emed ▁fla wed ▁ ▁and ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁the ▁F DA ▁has ▁not ▁approved ▁of ▁such ▁ne vi rap ine ▁pro phy la xis . ▁However , ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁H IV NET ▁ 0 1 2 ▁experiment ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁fla ws ▁in ▁this ▁experiment ▁were ▁largely ▁due ▁to ▁b ureau cr atic ▁in comp et ence , ▁while ▁the ▁find ings ▁regarding ▁the ▁safety ▁and ▁effic acy ▁of ▁single - d ose ▁ne vi rap ine ▁from ▁this ▁study ▁were ▁scientific ally ▁solid ▁and ▁too ▁important ▁to ▁disc ard .< ref > C rane , ▁J ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁' Ad verse ▁events ▁and ▁place bo ▁effects : ▁African ▁scient ists , ▁H IV , ▁and ▁eth ics ▁in ▁the ▁' global ▁health ▁sciences , ▁Social ▁Studies ▁Of ▁Science , ▁ 4 0 , ▁ 6 , ▁pp . ▁ 8 4 3 - 8 7 0 ▁http :// ss s . s age pub . com . ez p . lib . un im el b . edu . au / content / 4 0 / 6 / 8 4 3 . full . pdf + html </ ref > ▁Moreover , ▁it ▁was ▁argued ▁that ▁holding ▁African ▁research ers ▁who ▁operated ▁under ▁resource - po