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Article: Clearinghouse on Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention Web Site Launched

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February 23, 2009
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Contact: Beth Robinson of Family Health International, +1-919- 405-1461; or Emily Bass of AVAC, +1-212-367-1279

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Clearinghouse on Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention -- www.malecircumcison.org-- was launched today. The Web site is designed to generate and share authoritative information about the role of male circumcision in HIV prevention.

The Clearinghouse was initiated by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC), and Family Health International (FHI).

"The Clearinghouse will serve as a virtual resource ...

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