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| − | The Male Circumcision Consortium (MCC) is run by [http://www.fhi360.org/en/index.htm FHI 360] (Family Health International), a group that receives sponsorship from the Gates Foundation. The MCC runs [[Clearinghouse_on_Male_Circumcision|The Clearinghouse on Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention]] ([http://malecircumcision.org malecircumcision.org]). They describe themselves as a "collaborative effort to generate and share information resources with the international public health community, civil society groups, health policy makers, and programme managers." | + | The [[Male Circumcision Consortium]] (MCC) is run by [http://www.fhi360.org/en/index.htm FHI 360] (Family Health International), a group that receives sponsorship from the [[Gates Foundation]]. The MCC runs [[Clearinghouse_on_Male_Circumcision|The Clearinghouse on Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention]] ([http://malecircumcision.org malecircumcision.org]). They describe themselves as a "collaborative effort to generate and share information resources with the international public health community, civil society groups, health policy makers, and programme managers." |
{{Citation | {{Citation | ||
|Title=Goals | |Title=Goals | ||
| − | |Text=The Clearinghouse exists to expand global access to information and resources on male circumcision for HIV prevention. The Clearinghouse aims to provide current evidence-based guidance, information and resources to support the delivery of safe male circumcision services in countries that choose to scale up male circumcision as one component of comprehensive HIV prevention services. | + | |Text=The Clearinghouse exists to expand global access to information and resources on male circumcision for [[HIV]] prevention. The Clearinghouse aims to provide current evidence-based guidance, information and resources to support the delivery of safe male circumcision services in countries that choose to scale up male circumcision as one component of comprehensive [[HIV]] prevention services. |
|Author= | |Author= | ||
|Source=Male Circumcision Consortium website | |Source=Male Circumcision Consortium website | ||
| − | |ref=<ref> | + | |ref=<ref name="MCC About">{{REFweb |
| + | |url=http://www.malecircumcision.org/about/male_circumcision_about_us.html | ||
| + | |title=Male Circumcision Consortium website | ||
| + | |accessdate=2021-11-24 | ||
| + | }}</ref> | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | Their actual goal is to function as a propaganda arm of the pro-circ agenda in Africa and to function as a marketing tool for the mass circumcision campaign. The research on their site is heavily biased in favor of circumcision. Their funder, FHI360, is a "social marketing" outfit, essentially a PR firm established for the purpose of changing people's behavior for ostensibly socially positive ends. According to their website, FHI "serves as the webmaster for the Clearinghouse on Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention, and in partnership with WHO, UNAIDS and AVAC, develops and selects content for the site." | + | Their actual goal is to function as a propaganda arm of the pro-circ agenda in Africa and to function as a marketing tool for the mass circumcision campaign. The research on their site is [[Bias| heavily biased]] in favor of [[circumcision]]. Their funder, FHI360, is a "social marketing" outfit, essentially a PR firm established for the purpose of changing people's behavior for ostensibly socially positive ends. According to their website, FHI "serves as the webmaster for the Clearinghouse on Male Circumcision for [[HIV]] Prevention, and in partnership with [[WHO]], [[UNAIDS]] and AVAC, develops and selects content for the site." |
{{Citation | {{Citation | ||
|Title=Goals | |Title=Goals | ||
| − | |Text=The Male Circumcision Consortium (MCC) works with the Government of Kenya and other partners to prevent HIV and save lives by expanding access to safe and voluntary male circumcision services. | + | |Text=The Male Circumcision Consortium (MCC) works with the Government of Kenya and other partners to prevent [[HIV]] and save lives by expanding access to safe and voluntary male circumcision services. |
| − | FHI, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and EngenderHealth are partners in the Male Circumcision Consortium. The MCC is funded by a grant to FHI from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation from August 2007 to February 2013. | + | FHI, the {{UNI|University of Illinois at Chicago|UIC}}, and EngenderHealth are partners in the Male Circumcision Consortium. The MCC is funded by a grant to FHI from the [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]] from August 2007 to February 2013. |
The Male Circumcision Consortium's objectives are to: | The Male Circumcision Consortium's objectives are to: | ||
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Support the Government of Kenya and other partners in developing and implementing a national male circumcision strategy. | Support the Government of Kenya and other partners in developing and implementing a national male circumcision strategy. | ||
Expand a male circumcision research and training center in western Kenya to train providers, build the capacity of health facilities, and monitor clinical outcomes. | Expand a male circumcision research and training center in western Kenya to train providers, build the capacity of health facilities, and monitor clinical outcomes. | ||
| − | Identify and address any misunderstandings about male circumcision for HIV prevention. | + | Identify and address any misunderstandings about male circumcision for [[HIV]] prevention. |
| − | Conduct research to identify the safest, most effective ways to provide voluntary male circumcision as part of a comprehensive package of HIV prevention services. | + | Conduct research to identify the safest, most effective ways to provide voluntary male circumcision as part of a comprehensive package of [[HIV]] prevention services. |
|Author= | |Author= | ||
|Source=Male Circumcision Consortium website | |Source=Male Circumcision Consortium website | ||
| − | |ref=<ref | + | |ref=<ref name="MCC About"/> |
}} | }} | ||
Their website identifies the following institutions as providing "review of materials written for the Clearinghouse": | Their website identifies the following institutions as providing "review of materials written for the Clearinghouse": | ||
| − | * Harvard University School of Public Health | + | * {{UNI|Harvard University|HU}} School of Public Health — <i>home of [[Daniel_T._Halperin|Dr. Daniel T. Halperin]] at the AIDS Prevention Research Project</i> |
| − | * Jhpiego (Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics) | + | * Jhpiego (Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics) — <i>Johns Hopkins is the home of [[Ronald Gray]], director of the [[Rakai Project]]</i> |
| − | * London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | + | * London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine — <i>which has published a couple pro-circ studies by [[Helen Weiss]] et al.</i> |
| − | * University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health - <i>home of [[Robert_C._Bailey|Robert Bailey]], who's behind the big African RCTs</i> | + | * {{UNI|University of Illinois at Chicago|UIC}} School of Public Health - <i>home of [[Robert_C._Bailey|Robert Bailey]], who's behind the big African RCTs</i> |
<BR CLEAR="all"> | <BR CLEAR="all"> | ||
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* [[UNAIDS]] | * [[UNAIDS]] | ||
* [http://www.avac.org/ AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC)] | * [http://www.avac.org/ AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC)] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Family Health International]] (FHI) |
* [http://www.futuresinstitute.org/default.aspx Futures Institute] | * [http://www.futuresinstitute.org/default.aspx Futures Institute] | ||
* [http://www.ghtechproject.com/ The Global Health Technical Assistance Project] by [[USAID]] | * [http://www.ghtechproject.com/ The Global Health Technical Assistance Project] by [[USAID]] | ||
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* [http://www.psi.org/ Population Services International (PSI)] | * [http://www.psi.org/ Population Services International (PSI)] | ||
* [http://www.healthpolicyinitiative.com/index.cfm?id=index Health Policy Initiative] by [[USAID]] | * [http://www.healthpolicyinitiative.com/index.cfm?id=index Health Policy Initiative] by [[USAID]] | ||
| + | * [http://www.malecircumcision.org/about http://www.malecircumcision.org/about] | ||
| + | == Population-based studies == | ||
| + | {{Population-based studies}} | ||
| + | ==Two African surveys== | ||
| + | The previously reported studies were from developed Western nations. Now we have information from Sub_Saharan Africa. | ||
| − | [ | + | French scientist [[Michel Garenne]], Ph.D. has published two reports in 2022 comparing the incidence of HIV infection in [[circumcised]] and [[intact]] men. |
| + | |||
| + | In his first report, Garenne presented the findings from a study in Lesotho, the enclave in South Africa. He reported: | ||
| + | <blockquote> | ||
| + | In couple studies, the effect of circumcision and VMMC on HIV was not significant, with similar transmission from female to male and male to female. The study questions the amount of effort and money spent on VMMC in Lesotho.<ref name="garenne2022A">{{REFjournal | ||
| + | |last=Garenne | ||
| + | |first=Michel | ||
| + | |init=M | ||
| + | |author-link=Michel Garenne | ||
| + | |title=Changing relationships between HIV prevalence and circumcision in Lesotho | ||
| + | |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35373731/ | ||
| + | |date=2022-04-04 | ||
| + | |journal=J Biosoc Sci | ||
| + | |volume=online ahead of print | ||
| + | |pages=1-16 | ||
| + | |DOI=10.1017/S0021932022000153 | ||
| + | |pubmedID=35373731 | ||
| + | |accessdate=2022-11-02 | ||
| + | }}</ref> | ||
| + | </blockquote> | ||
| + | |||
| + | In his second report, Garenne (2022) presented information from six Sub-Saharan African nations (Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe). He reported: | ||
| + | <blockquote> | ||
| + | "Results matched earlier observations made in South Africa that [[circumcised]] and [[intact]] men had similar levels of HIV infection."<ref name="garenne2022B">{{REFjournal | ||
| + | |last=Garenne | ||
| + | |first=Michael | ||
| + | |init=M | ||
| + | |author-link= | ||
| + | |etal=no | ||
| + | |title=Age-incidence and prevalence of HIV among intact and circumcised men: an analysis of PHIA surveys in Southern Africa | ||
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| + | |language= | ||
| + | |journal=J Biosoc Sci | ||
| + | |location= | ||
| + | |date=2022-10-26 | ||
| + | |season= | ||
| + | |volume= | ||
| + | |issue= | ||
| + | |article= | ||
| + | |page= | ||
| + | |pages=1-13 | ||
| + | |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-biosocial-science/article/abs/ageincidence-and-prevalence-of-hiv-among-intact-and-circumcised-men-an-analysis-of-phia-surveys-in-southern-africa/CAA7E7BD5A9844F41C6B7CC3573B9E50 | ||
| + | |archived= | ||
| + | |quote= | ||
| + | |pubmedID=36286328 | ||
| + | |pubmedCID= | ||
| + | |DOI=10.1017/S0021932022000414 | ||
| + | |accessdate=2022-11-02 | ||
| + | }}</ref></blockquote> | ||
| + | {{SEEALSO}} | ||
| + | * [[Circumcision and HIV]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{LINKS}} | ||
| + | * {{REFweb | ||
| + | |url=https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/for-professionals/alleged-medical-benefits/hivaids/ | ||
| + | |title=HIV/AIDS | ||
| + | |publisher=[[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)]] | ||
| + | |date=2020 | ||
| + | |accessdate=2020-07-16 | ||
| + | }} | ||
{{REF}} | {{REF}} | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Organization]] |
[[Category:Circumcision in Africa]] | [[Category:Circumcision in Africa]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:40, 3 November 2022
The Male Circumcision Consortium (MCC) is run by FHI 360 (Family Health International), a group that receives sponsorship from the Gates Foundation. The MCC runs The Clearinghouse on Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention (malecircumcision.org). They describe themselves as a "collaborative effort to generate and share information resources with the international public health community, civil society groups, health policy makers, and programme managers."
| “ | Goals The Clearinghouse exists to expand global access to information and resources on male circumcision for HIV prevention. The Clearinghouse aims to provide current evidence-based guidance, information and resources to support the delivery of safe male circumcision services in countries that choose to scale up male circumcision as one component of comprehensive HIV prevention services. (Male Circumcision Consortium website)[1] |
Their actual goal is to function as a propaganda arm of the pro-circ agenda in Africa and to function as a marketing tool for the mass circumcision campaign. The research on their site is heavily biased in favor of circumcision. Their funder, FHI360, is a "social marketing" outfit, essentially a PR firm established for the purpose of changing people's behavior for ostensibly socially positive ends. According to their website, FHI "serves as the webmaster for the Clearinghouse on Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention, and in partnership with WHO, UNAIDS and AVAC, develops and selects content for the site."
| “ | Goals The Male Circumcision Consortium (MCC) works with the Government of Kenya and other partners to prevent HIV and save lives by expanding access to safe and voluntary male circumcision services. FHI, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and EngenderHealth are partners in the Male Circumcision Consortium. The MCC is funded by a grant to FHI from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation from August 2007 to February 2013. The Male Circumcision Consortium's objectives are to: Support the Government of Kenya and other partners in developing and implementing a national male circumcision strategy. Expand a male circumcision research and training center in western Kenya to train providers, build the capacity of health facilities, and monitor clinical outcomes. Identify and address any misunderstandings about male circumcision for HIV prevention. Conduct research to identify the safest, most effective ways to provide voluntary male circumcision as part of a comprehensive package of HIV prevention services. (Male Circumcision Consortium website)[1] |
Their website identifies the following institutions as providing "review of materials written for the Clearinghouse":
- Harvard University School of Public Health — home of Dr. Daniel T. Halperin at the AIDS Prevention Research Project
- Jhpiego (Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics) — Johns Hopkins is the home of Ronald Gray, director of the Rakai Project
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine — which has published a couple pro-circ studies by Helen Weiss et al.
- University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health - home of Robert Bailey, who's behind the big African RCTs
The website describes its other partners:
- WHO
- UNAIDS
- AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC)
- Family Health International (FHI)
- Futures Institute
- The Global Health Technical Assistance Project by USAID
- Marie Stopes International
- Operation Abraham Collaborative (OAC)
- Population Services International (PSI)
- Health Policy Initiative by USAID
- http://www.malecircumcision.org/about
Population-based studies
September 2021 saw the publication of two huge population studies on the relationship of circumcision and HIV infection:
- Mayan et al. (2021) carried out a massive empirical study of the male population of the province of Ontario, Canada (569,950 males), of whom 203,588 (35.7%) were circumcised between 1991 and 2017. The study concluded that circumcision status is not related to risk of HIV infection.[2]
- Morten Frisch & Jacob Simonsen (2021) carried out a large scale empirical population study in Denmark of 855,654 males regarding the alleged value of male circumcision in preventing HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in men. They found that circumcised men have a higher rate of STI and HIV infection overall than intact men.[3]
No association between lack of circumcision and risk of HIV infection was found by either study. There now is credible evidence that the massive, expensive African circumcision programs have not been effective in preventing HIV infection.
Two African surveys
The previously reported studies were from developed Western nations. Now we have information from Sub_Saharan Africa.
French scientist Michel Garenne, Ph.D. has published two reports in 2022 comparing the incidence of HIV infection in circumcised and intact men.
In his first report, Garenne presented the findings from a study in Lesotho, the enclave in South Africa. He reported:
In couple studies, the effect of circumcision and VMMC on HIV was not significant, with similar transmission from female to male and male to female. The study questions the amount of effort and money spent on VMMC in Lesotho.[4]
In his second report, Garenne (2022) presented information from six Sub-Saharan African nations (Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe). He reported:
"Results matched earlier observations made in South Africa that circumcised and intact men had similar levels of HIV infection."[5]
See also
External links
(2020). HIV/AIDS
, Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.). Retrieved 16 July 2020.
References
- ↑ a b
Male Circumcision Consortium website
. Retrieved 24 November 2021. - ↑
Mayan M, Hamilton RJ, Juurlink DN, Austin PC, Jarvi KA. Circumcision and Risk of HIV Among Males From Ontario, Canada. J Urol. 23 September 2021; PMID. DOI. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
Quote:We found that circumcision was not independently associated with the risk of acquiring HIV among men from Ontario, Canada.
- ↑ Frisch M, Simonsen J. Non-therapeutic male circumcision in infancy or childhood and risk of human immunodeficiency virus and other sexually transmitted infections: national cohort study in Denmark. Eur J Epidemiol. 26 September 2021; 37: 251–9. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ↑ Garenne M. Changing relationships between HIV prevalence and circumcision in Lesotho. J Biosoc Sci. 4 April 2022; online ahead of print: 1-16. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ↑ Garenne M. Age-incidence and prevalence of HIV among intact and circumcised men: an analysis of PHIA surveys in Southern Africa. J Biosoc Sci. 26 October 2022; : 1-13. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
