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Article: Male circumcision for HIV prevention: what about protecting men's partners?(AIDS CONFERENCE PRESENTATION)(Conference notes)
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- Reproductive Health Matters
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- November 1, 2008
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MALE circumcision for HIV prevention has been one of the "hot" topics at the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City this year. I think that's great. Everywhere the subject has been raised, widely differing views have been expressed. It means we can confront all the issues openly in hopes of having a good effect on the practice, since male circumcision programmes are already being generously funded and moving full steam ahead to scale up male circumcision in as many countries as are keen to have it.
My expertise is women's sexual and reproductive health and rights, including in relation to HIV. I was asked to put forward a gender perspective in this session. ...