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Dr. '''Rebeca Plank''' is a Harvard researcher who was involved in three studies, sponsored by the [[https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/ Harvard School of Public Health]] and [[Daniel Halperin]].* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19924526 "Acceptability of Infant Male Circumcision as Part of HIV Prevention and Male Reproductive Health Efforts in Gaborone, Botswana, and Surrounding Areas"] (2010)* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21437725 "Acceptability of Male Circumcision Among Adolescent Boys and their Parents, Botswana"] (2012)* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23314413 "A randomized trial of Mogen clamp versus Plastibell for neonatal male circumcision in Botswana."] (2013)

Much of her work seems to be oriented to make infant [[circumcision ]] acceptable in Botswana, even though the WHO's circumcision programs were originally guided to [[Adolescent and adult circumcision| voluntary circumcision (adults) ]] and the World's Health Organization manual for infant circumcision recognizes that "A concern about early infant male circumcision is that the child cannot give informed consent for the procedure. Moreover, some of the health benefits, including reducing the risk of [[HIV]] infection, will not be realized until many years later when the person becomes sexually active. If circumcision is postponed until an older age the patient can evaluate the risks and benefits and consent to the procedure himself."<ref>{{REFweb

302 healthy male babies where randomly assigned to [[Mogen]] and [[Plastibell]]. 155 were assigned to the Mogen clamp, but two of them were not circumcised due to fever. 147 were assigned to [[Plastibell]] and [[circumcised]]. The trial concluded that "NMC can be performed in Botswana with a low rate of adverse events and high parental satisfaction. Although the risk of migration and retention of the [[Plastibell]] is small, the Mogen clamp may be safer for NMC in regions where immediate emergent medical attention is not available."

}}</ref> These deaths are not mentioned in the abstract of the trial. In a letter to JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, Plank explains that the two babies who were circumcised with [[Plastibell]] and later died, died several weeks after the procedure from gastroenteritis. The baby circumcised with Mogen clamp died within 24 hours of the procedure of suspected sepsis, however the researcher does not think this was a consequence of the procedure, even though [[infection ]] and sepsis are possible consequences of [[circumcision]]. No autopsy was performed.<ref>{{REFweb