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The biology of HIV transmission
Study points to penile microbiome as a risk factor for HIV in men

A ten-fold increase in some types of bacteria living under the foreskin can increase a man's risk of HIV infection by up to 63 percent, according to a new study out today by researchers at Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) at the George Washington University (GW).

Published
25 July 2017
From
Medical Xpress
HIV prevention policy
Aiding and Abetting: Why Western Fundraising Fails to Stop AIDS Epidemics

International organizations have repeatedly deceived donors to ensure ever more funding for AIDS-relief efforts.

Published
09 May 2017
From
World Policy
Circumcision
West African HIV-2 prevalence associated with lower historical male circumcision rates

Cities with substantial uncircumcised populations in 1950 tended to have higher HIV-2 prevalence from 1985.

Published
08 December 2016
From
EurekAlert (press release)
Circumcision
Male circumcision in Uganda will only improve if local beliefs are considered

Our research found that religious and cultural beliefs compete with the messages about the purpose of circumcision. We found that this got in the way of men deciding whether or not to be circumcised medically and also affected the way they behaved afterwards.

Published
05 December 2016
From
The Conversation
Circumcision
HIVR4P 2016: Circumcision offers major contribution to ending HIV epidemic as a public health threat

Kenya’s medical circumcision program launched early with ambition, charting circumcisions performed for 1.3 million men by the end of 2015, leaving evaluators asking what is and what will be the impact of this HIV prevention intervention on the epidemic?

Published
25 October 2016
From
Science Speaks
Circumcision
Using market research for long-term sustainability of VMMC in Zimbabwe and Zambia

Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) provides at least a 60% protective effect against HIV infection for men. While service delivery for VMMC has improved and taken to scale, uptake has plateaued. PSI Zimbabwe and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation worked with IPSOS, a market research firm, to investigate how to map and better understand the associations men and boys have with VMMC, to adapt to who now presents for information on VMMC and update their programming to fit new audiences.

Published
19 October 2016
From
UNAIDS
Circumcision
Kenya: Over 20,000 HIV Infections Averted By Adult Male Circumcision Tool Prepex

Over 20, 000 new HIV infections have been averted in the past eight years as a result of using a non-surgical method called PrePex to circumcise adult men.

Published
11 July 2016
From
AllAfrica
Circumcision
Circumcision May Not Reduce Sensitivity of Penis

Circumcision, many contend, reduces the sensitivity of the penis. But a controlled experiment has found no evidence for the belief.

Published
25 April 2016
From
The New York Times
Circumcision
Does Uganda need to realign its male circumcision campaign?

Although more Ugandan men are seeking medical circumcision, the government is falling short of its 80 per cent target. According to a report by the Uganda Aids Commission, 35 per cent of adult men had undergone safe medical circumcision by the end of 2014. This has led some health experts to ask if Uganda should adopt a new strategy to encourage more men to come forward.

Published
05 April 2016
From
Key Correspondents
Circumcision
Soccer-Based Promo of Circumcision Scores in Africa (CME/CE)

In the African nation of Zimbabwe where HIV infection is prevalent and where soccer is almost a religion, sports stars have successfully teamed up with a non-governmental agency to promote male circumcision among the nation's youth, researchers reported here.

Published
27 July 2015
From
MedPage Today HIV/AIDS
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Launched today, the Community Consensus Statement is a basic set of principles aimed at making sure that happens.

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