PHA-Exchange> WHO & UNAIDS announce recommendations from expertconsultation on male circumcision for HIV prevention

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From: "Brian Pazvakavambwa" <PazvakavambwaB at zw.afro.who.int>
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2007/pr10/en/index.html
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> 28 MARCH 2007 | PARIS/GENEVA -- In response to the urgent need to reduce 
> the number of new HIV infections globally, WHO and the UNAIDS Secretariat 
> convened an international expert consultation to determine whether male 
> circumcision should be recommended for the prevention of HIV infection.
>
> Based on the evidence presented, which was considered to be compelling, 
> experts attending the consultation recommended that male circumcision now 
> be recognized as an additional important intervention to reduce the risk 
> of heterosexually acquired HIV infection in men. The international 
> consultation, which was held 6-8 March 2007 in Montreux, Switzerland, was 
> attended by participants representing a wide range of stakeholders, 
> including governments, civil society, researchers, human rights and 
> women's health advocates, young people, funding agencies and implementing 
> partners.
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> Related links:
> http://www.who.int/hiv/topics/malecircumcision/en/index.html
> http://www.unaids.org/en/Policies/HIV_Prevention/Male_circumcision.asp
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