Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision — Southern and Eastern Africa, 2010–2012

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Seretse, Mpho Dorothy ; Cherutich, Peter ; Nkhata, Amon ; Come, Jotamo ; Anyolo, Epafras ; Bonnecwe, Goitsemodimo Collen ; Lija, Gissenge J.I. ; Opio, Alex ; Chapula, Bushimbwa Tambatamba ; Manda, Robert ; Mwalili, Samuel ; Barr, Beth A. Tippett ; Cummings, Beverley ; Mutandi, Gram ; Toledo, Carlos ; Kazaura, Kokuhumbya J. ; Dea, Monica ; Mwale, Jonas ; Grund, Jonathan ; Bock, Naomi
• Description:
  Sub-Saharan Africa bears the greatest global burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; 70% (25.0 million) of all persons living with HIV reside in this region. Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) has been shown to reduce the risk for heterosexually acquired HIV among men by approximately 60% in three randomized controlled trials. Further studies found that the protection from HIV acquisition conferred by VMMC was sustained for 6 years following surgery. In 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) recommended that 14 countries with generalized HIV epidemics (i.e., where >1% of the population is HIV-positive) and low male circumcision prevalence prioritize scale-up of VMMC for HIV prevention. On December 1, 2011 (World AIDS Day), funding through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) was announced to support >4.7 million VMMCs over the next 2 years. This report presents the results of VMMC scale-up in nine countries where national ministries of health and CDC are implementing VMMC services for HIV prevention: Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. During October 2009-September 2012, a total of 1,924,792 VMMCs were performed in 14 countries using PEPFAR funding provided through U.S. government agencies; of this total, 1,020,424 were conducted at approximately 1,600 CDC-supported VMMC sites: 137,096 VMMCs in 2010, 347,724 in 2011, and 535,604 in 2012. Continued program monitoring and quality assurance activities are required to ensure that CDC-supported country programs meet World AIDS Day targets for VMMC.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Articles Circumcision, Male HIV Infections Humans International Cooperation Male Program Evaluation Voluntary Programs Young Adult

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 2013; 62(47):953-957.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  24280914
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4585634
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Africa, Eastern ; Africa, Southern ; United States
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  47
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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