malecircumcision.org	october 2019 \| Vol. 11 \| Issue 2

Sustainability in Action

To sustain voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) services, governments and their implementing partners are working together to integrate them into primary care. During a webinar on 25 September 2019, speakers provided examples of sustainability in action and shared results, challenges, and lessons learned from the AIDSFree project’s VMMC programmes in Tanzania.

PEPFAR annual report: 18.9 million VMMCs to date
The annual report of the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief provides an update on PEPFAR-supported VMMC services, which reached nearly 4 million men and boys in fiscal year 2018 alone ... Read More

ShangRing VMMC: country perspectives
During a virtual roundtable organized by Project IQ, presenters shared five countries’ experiences with the use of the ShangRing device for performing VMMCs… Read More

Welly and Charles on VMMC
A man signs to a friend about his VMMC experience in a humorous but informative video designed to educate deaf men about the procedure and its benefits… Read More

Resource Library expanded
More than 200 of the peer-reviewed articles and abstracts about VMMC that have been featured in the Clearinghouse’s quarterly research digest are now available through the site’s searchable Resource Library… Read More

New HIV infections fall in Ugandan villages

The introduction of combination HIV prevention services, including HIV testing, VMMC, and antiretroviral therapy, led to significant decreases in new HIV infections in four villages heavily affected by HIV…

HIV infections reduced in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe recorded declines in new HIV infections of 9 percent among adults and 27 percent among children from 2015 to 2018…

Global 2020 HIV targets off-track

To achieve the goal of providing 25 million VMMCs by 2020, programmes would need to reach an additional 15 million men and adolescent boys…

The Clearinghouse on Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention 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 to the World Health Organization (WHO) from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Sustainability in Action

New to the Site

PEPFAR annual report: 18.9 million VMMCs to date

ShangRing VMMC: country perspectives

Welly and Charles on VMMC

Resource Library expanded

In the News

New HIV infections fall in Ugandan villages

HIV infections reduced in Zimbabwe

Global 2020 HIV targets off-track