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The List of WHO-prequalified Male Circumcision Devices contains male circumcision devices for adult male populations, appropriate for use in resource-limited settings
Men lag behind women regarding use of HIV services and represent the majority of individuals living with uncontrolled HIV, advanced HIV, and who experience HIV-related mortality. Men (15+) globally are less likely than women (15+) to know their HIV status (83% for men vs 91% for women), be on antire
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Abrupt reductions in international HIV assistance in 2025 have deepened existing funding shortfalls. The OECD estimates that external health assistance is projected to drop by 30–40% in 2025 compared with 2023, causing immediate and even more severe disruption to health services in low- and middle
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Building true health security in a global age. Findings and recommendations of the Global Council. In landmark findings based on two years of research and convenings around the world, the new report shows that high levels of inequality are linked to outbreaks becoming pandemics and that inequality i
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New app to access WHO's voluntary medical male circumcision guidelines and resources for IOS and Google Play Store. IWHO VMMC app provides access to up to date Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) for HIV prevention guidelines and resources from WHO's Global HIV, Hepatitis and STIs Programmes.
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20 YEARS OF STRATEGIC HIV AND PUBLIC HEALTH DATA . beThe completion of the 6th South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence and Behaviour Survey (SABSSM) report, coincides with the celebration of 30 years of democracy in South Africa; and marks 20 years of conducting nationally representative ho
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Preventive Medicine Reports Volume 46, October 2024, 102870.
The syndemic of HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and early pregnancy remain a key challenge to global public health. Decision-making around sexual and reproductive health (SRH) behaviours is critical to ensuring the uptake of
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Men experience increased risk of morbidity and mortality across all ten major contributors to poor health and continue to lag behind women regarding HIV services and other health outcomes. Globally, men now account for the majority of new HIV infections. In 2022, only 72% of men living with HIV (age
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a landscape report of voluntary medical male circumcision priority countries.
This report provides the findings from the baseline implementation of these tools in 15 VMMC priority countries in 2021. It is intended for VMMC national programme leaders and implementing and global partners. Its goals a
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Campbell Syst Review Vol. 18 no.1.
Despite progress in several dimensions of the global HIV response, there seems to be a significant gender and age disparity. Numerous organizations consider it a top priority to accelerate HIV prevention programming among Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) as
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AIDS Behav. 2022 Feb;26(2):375-384.doi: 10.1007/s10461-021-03391.
A community health worker (CHW) model can promote HIV prevention and treatment behaviors,
especially in highly mobile populations. In a fishing community in Rakai, Uganda, the Rakai
Health Sciences Program implemented a communit
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Steady progress in the scaleup of VMMC as an HIV prevention intervention in 15 eastern and southern African countries before the SARS-CoV2 pandemic
Technical brief. This brief provides a description of urethral fistula, addresses the risk factors and potential practices that could lead to a fistula, diagnosis, first management and response, and prevention measures to reduce these complications through improved understanding by practitioners. It
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Chapter 1 of the WHO manual for male circumcision as an HIV prevention strategy
provides an overview of how medical male circumcision (VMMC) can reduce the risk of female-to-male HIV transmission. It explains that VMMC is an effective and safe risk-reduction method that, according to three randomiz
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These guidelines update earlier WHO recommendations to maximize the HIV prevention impact of safe VMMC services and aim to guide the transition to the sustained provision of interventions with a focus on the health and well-being of both adolescent boys and men.
Manual for male circumcision under local anaesthesia and HIV prevention services for adolescent boys and men
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This Manual takes into account those lessons to improve and maintain high quality services. It is aligned with updated recommendations on infection prevention and control -- a foundation for all health care services. Voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention programs also afford a uniqu
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Report of the WHO Technical Advisory Group | 12 August 2016 | Geneva, Switzerland
These guidelines are intended for use by health care workers responsible for performing MMC, as well as DoH officials, nongovernmental organizations
Male circumcision reduces a man’s risk of heterosexual acquisition of HIV by about 60%. This guideline provides an evidence-based recommendation on the use of adult male circumcision devices for HIV prevention in public health programmes in high HIV prevalence, resource-limited settings. It also p
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