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Clearinghouse on Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention Web Site Launched
Date:2/23/2009

ls and guidelines for provider training and programme scale-up
  • Evidence-based protocols and guidelines
  • A compendium of better and best practices
  • User-friendly summaries of advocacy issues and civil society engagement
  • An opportunity to sign up for an RSS feed on news related to male circumcision
  • A global mechanism for exchanging and integrating information on male circumcision programmes and associated services

    • Experts from leading institutions around the world have reviewed information on the Clearinghouse including:

    AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition

    Family Health International

    Harvard University School of Public Health

    JHPIEGO (Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics)

    London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

    UNAIDS

    University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health

    World Health Organization

    "Circumcising men is among the most promising public health tools to reduce new HIV infections in areas most affected by the epidemic," says Al Siemens, PhD, CEO of FHI. "We are proud to have helped produce such a practical and evidence-based resource for health professionals interested in improving men's access to high-quality male circumcision services as a component of comprehensive HIV-prevention efforts."

    The Clearinghouse also features user-friendly, regularly updated pages on advocacy issues
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