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Article: Experts call for ramping up male circumcision to cut HIV infections

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The Hindustan Times
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August 5, 2008
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Washington, Aug. 5 -- Experts at the AIDS 2008 Conference held in Mexico City on Monday called on the global health community to ramp up male circumcision to significantly reduce risk of HIV infection in Africa.

Citing new findings at the event, the experts said that a male circumcision initiative implemented by Population Services International (PSI) in Zambia suggested that cultural resistance could be overcome, and that it was possible to carry out male circumcision (MC) safely and effectively in medically unsophisticated settings, using nurses and clinical officers to do the procedures as part of a comprehensive ...

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