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Article: Unprecedented Scale-Up of Voluntary Male Circumcision Begins in Swaziland and Zambia
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- June 11, 2009
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To: HEALTH EDITORS
Contact: Anna Dirksen of Population Services International , +1-
202-469-6673, adirksen@psi.org
The Male Circumcision Partnership expands access to proven HIV
prevention intervention
WASHINGTON, June 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a significant
move from research on male circumcision to full-scale
implementation, the Male Circumcision Partnershipis launching a
massive scale-up of voluntary male circumcision services in
Swaziland and Zambia. The Partnershipis supported by a five-year,
$50 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to
Population Services International (PSI). PSI and partners Marie
Stopes International, Jhpiego, The Population Council and the ...