Clearinghouse of Male Circumcision


malecircumcision.org ([link removed]) may 2021 | Vol. 13 | Issue 1

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Source: UNAIDS/World Health Organization















** Progress in scale-up
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Nearly 27 million voluntary medical male circumcisions (VMMCs) had been performed in 15 priority countries by the end of 2019, and more than 60% of the 2020 VMMC target had been reached before services were disrupted by the SARS-CoV2 pandemic, UNAIDS and the World Health Organization report. This summary of progress in scaling up VMMC services since 2008 presents modelling data on VMMC’s impact on the HIV epidemic and emphasises the need to ensure site readiness and a focus on reaching clients 15 years and older as services resume.
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** New to the Site
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** PEPFAR annual report highlights VMMC progress
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PEPFAR annual report highlights VMMC progress

Since 2009, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has supported the provision of more than 25.3 million VMMCs in eastern and southern Africa as part of its efforts to reduce new HIV infections …
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** Decision-makers’ tool is online
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Decision-makers' tool is online

The VMMC Decision-Makers’ Program Planning Tool (DMPPT) 2 Online generates estimates of male circumcision coverage, as well as projections of targets and impact on new HIV infections, for VMMC programmes …
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** Tool facilitates site assessments
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Tool facilitates site assessments

Programme managers can use the online Site Capacity and Productivity Assessment Tool to assess the productivity and efficiency of sites providing VMMC services …
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** What’s new at the Training Hub?
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What's new at the Training Hub?

Recent updates to the VMMC Online Training Hub, an e-learning platform that helps clinicians improve their skills for performing VMMC, reflect the latest guidelines from the World Health Organization and PEPFAR …
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** In the News
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** HIV and COVID: weighing risks and benefits

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The benefits of continuing to provide HIV services during the COVID-19 pandemic far outweigh the risk of additional COVID-19-related deaths …
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** Zimbabwe achieves 90-90-90
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Zimbabwe has reached the 90-90-90 targets for HIV testing and treatment set by UNAIDS for 2020 and is working toward the 95-95-95 targets for 2025 …
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** Combination prevention is cost-effective
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Home-based testing and universal treatment for HIV are cost-effective and can reduce new infections in high-prevalence communities …
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The Clearinghouse on Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention ([link removed]) is a global resource centre designed to expand access to information and resources on male circumcision for HIV prevention. It is supported by a grant from the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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