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Article: WHO, UNAIDS ANNOUNCE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM EXPERT CONSULTATION ON MALE CIRCUMCISION FOR HIV PREVENTION
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- March 28, 2007
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The United Nations World Health Organization issued the following news release:
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 ...