Clearinghouse of Male Circumcision
For HIV Prevention
A quarterly newsletter about what's new on the Clearinghouse
malecircumcision.org ([link removed]) december 2019 | Vol. 11 | Issue 3

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** VMMC in an evolving prevention landscape
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A plenary presentation from the 20th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA 2019) examines the benefits of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) for HIV prevention and lessons from VMMC programme experience. The slides also address impact: modelling studies estimate that the nearly 23 million VMMCs performed since 2008 have averted 250,000 new HIV infections. Among the recommendations are a call to use the entry point of VMMC services to help fill gaps in HIV prevention and improve the health of men and adolescent boys.
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** New to the Site
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** VMMC pace picks ups
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VMMC Progress brief

More than 22 million voluntary medical male circumcisions were performed in 15 priority countries from 2008 to 2018 — about half of them in the past three years, a progress brief from UNAIDS and WHO reports...
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** VMMC at ICASA 2019
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VMMC at ICASA 2019

Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) for HIV prevention was highlighted in a plenary presentation, a satellite session, and 31 presentations and posters at the 20th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Kigali, Rwanda, from 2-7 December 2019…
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** Systematic design for behavior change
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systematic design for behavior change

A case study describes the application of human-centred design to encourage young men in Zambia and Zimbabwe to become circumcised…
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** Now what?
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AVAC report

AVAC’s 2019 report makes the case for ambitious targets for HIV research and for measuring the impact of HIV prevention in the post-2020 world…
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** In the News
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** Mobilising men in Malawi

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When Malawian community mobiliser Ajasi Bamusi turns up at football matches, he is keen for halftime…
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** Communities key to ending stigma
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South Africa’s Deputy President called on communities to end the stigma associated with HIV and discrimination against people living with the virus…
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** Tanzania reports VMMC progress
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Almost 4.5 million men and boys have been circumcised in Tanzania since the VMMC programme there began in 2009…
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