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Promoting Circumcision as an HIV Prevention Method
===Promoting Circumcision as an HIV Prevention Method===
The [[Rakai Project|RHSP]] promotes mass [[Adolescent and adult circumcision | circumcision]] as a means to prevent the spread of [[HIV]]. A Youtube video uploaded by the {{FULLPAGENAME}} highlights the [[RHSP|RHSP's]] mass circumcision program.<ref name="rakai-jhsph"/>
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==== Circumcision Manual ====
In partnership with other [[WHO ]] departments, [[UNAIDS]], and the Department of Reproductive Health and Research (RHR), Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics (JHPIEGO) has developed a Manual for male infant [[circumcision]] under local anaesthesia.<ref>{{REFbook
|last=World Health Organization
|author-link=World Health Organization
|note=
|accessdate=2011-06-01
}}</ref> The manual is intended for use by clinical officers, who can be trained to perform uncomplicated [[circumcision ]] on infants, and to refer more complex cases. The manual is expected to be published in 2011. The manual itself is supported by training guides and a certification framework, to facilitate the upgrading of skills of officers who are not otherwise authorized to perform surgery.
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