There is progress towards the introduction of non-surgical devices for VMMC. WHO recently issued a limited technical note which paves the way for Rwanda to introduce one such device. Click here to find the WHO document—and an AVAC issue analysis
VMMC: Separating Fact from Fiction - March 2012
This mythbusting document sets the record straight on voluntary medical male circumcision.
African Scientists Respond to Attempted Refutation of VMMC - March 2012
Research on and implementation of voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention has been led and championed by African scientists and clinicians for more than a decade. Some of their key contributions to a rebuttal of VMMC skepticism appears here.
Getting That All Important Cut - March 2012
AVAC Program Advisor, Angelo Kaggwa recently underwent voluntary medical male circumcision. Here he discusses his decision and the experience.
Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Talking Points - November 2011
This one page tool features key statistics and graphics designed to help advocates in action.
Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in AVAC Report 2011 - November 2011
AVAC Report 2011: The End? synthesizes the actions needed across the spectrum of existing, emerging and long-term biomedical HIV prevention tools that could change the AIDS response forever. This excerpt from our report highlights VMMC.
Making Medical Male Circumcision Work for Women - December 2010
This report from AVAC and ATHENA Network’s Women’s HIV Prevention Tracking Project is an unprecedented collection of voices from Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland and Uganda, documents women’s perspectives on male circumcision for HIV prevention.
Materials:
- Full Report
- Two-Page Summary
- MP3 of Global Teleconference with Report's Authors
- Individual Country Report: Kenya
- Individual Country Report: Namibia
- Individual Country Report: South Africa
- Individual Country Report: Swaziland
- Individual Country Report: Uganda
Funding for Male Circumcision R&D in 2010 - July 2011
This link from the HIV Vaccines and Microbicides Resource Tracking Working Group provides an overview of male circumcision investment and expenditure over the last few years.
Male Circumcision Fact Sheet - January 2010
This fact sheet provides basic information on male circumcision, one of the options being tested now as part of the effort to identify additional tools to reduce the risk of HIV transmission.
A Cautious Nod to the Cut (page 63-68) - ALQ, July 2010
Country experiences in the scale up of male circumcision in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region: Two years and counting - June 2009
Two years since the initial United Nations recommendations that male circumcision (MC) be promoted as part of a comprehensive HIV prevention package, a sub-regional consultation was held in Windhoek, Namibia June 9-10, 2009 with the overall objective of reporting progress, sharing experiences, exchanging ideas, and forging collaborations in the male circumcision efforts. This is a report of the progress to date in Eastern and Southern Africa.
Progress in Male Circumcision Scale-up Country Implementation Update - WHO & UNAIDS, July 2009
This is actually an extract from the above report. The table shows progress in MC implementation in 13 southern and eastern African countries with high HIV prevalence, low levels of male circumcision, and heterosexual epidemics. The information about each country was provided by countries, partners, and UN agencies, mostly from discussions at one of the discussions following the 2007 Montreux meeting.
Integrating Male Circumcision with Broader HIV Prevention -
Historically, it's been difficult to bring men into the health services for HIV education and frank conversations around sex and sexuality. Male circumcision for HIV prevention brings an opportunity to engage men around HIV prevention, to expand couples counseling, and to build and/or strengthen programmes that seek to transform sexual and gender norms. This document, and the other documents linked to it, explore these possibilities.
Male circumcision: Global trends and determinants of prevalence, safety and acceptability - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, WHO & UNAIDS, 2007
This report reviews the determinants, prevalence, safety, and acceptability of male circumcision, focusing on sub-Saharan Africa.
United Nations information package on Male Circumcision - UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank
This is a series of four leaflets that summarize information in key areas of male circumcision in relation to HIV prevention: what male circumcision is; global MC prevalence, including a global map of MC prevalence at country level; health benefits and risks associated with MC; the use of MC as an HIV prevention method; and its implications for women.
A New Way to Protect Against HIV? Understanding the Results of Male Circumcision Studies for HIV Prevention - AVAC, September 2007
This document is designed to help prevention advocates understand the ramifications of findings from studies of male circumcision for HIV prevention and to explore the opportunities and challenges associated with implementation.