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Voluntary male medical circumcision (VMMC) lowers the risk of female-to-male sexual HIV transmission by about 60%. VMMC is an important part of public health programmes in African countries with a high prevalence of HIV and a low rate of male circumcision.

Circumcision

Malawi rules out circumcision for AIDS prevention

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Yahoo News / AP
16 September 2010
PrEP science

Microbicides and circumcision could achieve modest cuts in HIV infections in Africa

News
22 July 2010
Circumcision

Rolling out male circumcision requires community engagement, task shifting and streamlined procedures

News
21 July 2010
Circumcision

Zimbabwe aims to circumcise 80% of young men in drive against HIV

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The Guardian
20 July 2010
Circumcision

South Africa: Controversy Over Circumcision Clamp

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All Africa.com
19 July 2010
Circumcision

Male circumcision provides some protection against high-risk HPV, but public health benefits unclear

News
5 May 2010
Circumcision

Circumcision modestly reduces risk of male-to-female HIV transmission

News
25 March 2010
Circumcision

Kenya leads on circumcision rollout

News
24 February 2010
Circumcision

Circumcision more cost-effective in newborns than adults for Rwanda

News
27 January 2010
Transmission & prevention

Circumcision may protect against HIV due to changes in bacteria

News
8 January 2010
Circumcision

Circumcision protects gay men who have a 'preference' for insertive sex from HIV

News
5 November 2009
Transmission & prevention

UNAIDS estimate that one infection will be avoided for every 5 to 15 men circumcised

News
10 September 2009
Circumcision

Circumcision trial shows how HIV and herpes amplify each other: circumcision protects against both

News
16 March 2009
Transmission & prevention

Circumcision may offer men some protection against HPV

News
31 December 2008
Transmission & prevention

Circumcision cuts HIV risk by 50% for heterosexual African American men

News
22 December 2008
Circumcision

Southern Africa: a long road to male circumcision

News
11 December 2008
Transmission & prevention

‘Shocking’ rates of adverse events seen with traditional and medical circumcision in Kenya

News
5 September 2008
Transmission & prevention

Will male circumcision protect women, ask advocates?

News
18 August 2008
Sexually transmitted infections epidemiology

Protective effect of circumcision is sustained for at least 3.5 years; also works against HPV

News
8 August 2008
Transmission & prevention

Circumcision will halve HIV rates but may take decades to reach full impact

News
6 August 2008
Transmission & prevention

Circumcision does not increase men's risk behaviour in Kenyan trial

News
26 June 2008
Transmission & prevention

Kenya: government to roll out circumcision

News
15 April 2008
Transmission & prevention

CROI: Circumcising HIV positive men may increase HIV infections in female partners, but fewer STIs seen

News
3 February 2008
Transmission & prevention

US study suggests circumcision does not protect black or Latino MSM from HIV

News
12 December 2007