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Article: FIRST NATIONAL TRAINING OF MALE CIRCUMCISION PROVIDERS FOR HIV PREVENTION
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- September 7, 2009
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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Embassy issued the following press release:
The First National Training of Male Circumcision Providers is being held at the Primary Health Care Institute in Iringa Town. Since 2006, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has been studying the benefits of male circumcision and this training is a major step towards improved male circumcision services in Tanzania.
During the training, Tanzanian clinicians and nurses from Iringa Regional Hospital, Kagera Regional Hospital, Mbeya Referral Hospital and the TPDF Lugalo Hospital will learn about the delivery of male circumcision services for the purpose of HIV prevention.
Officiating at the opening ...