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UNAIDS is working with the Swaziland Ministry of Health to introduce and scale up neonatal circumcision.<ref>
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| first = Meredith
| last = Mazzotta
| title = Swaziland embarks on ambitious plan to circumcise 80 percent of men 18 to 49 this year | date = 2011-03-04
| url = http://sciencespeaksblog.org/2011/03/04/swaziland-embarks-on-ambitious-plan-to-circumcise-80-percent-of-men-18-to-49-this-year/
| work = Science Speaks: HIV & TB News
| accessdate = 2011-05-06
| quote = The Ministry of Health, supported principally by UNICEF and PEPFAR, is currently working to introduce and scale up neonatal circumcision.
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UNICEF promotes the circumcision of children as HIV prevention policy.<ref>{{cite webREFwebQuote | url quote= http://www[...] the Government and UNICEF are working together to introduce infant male circumcision [.unicef.org/esaro/5482_7884.html] | last= | first= | title publisher= Medical male circumcisionUNICEF | accessdate year= 2011-04-29 | work urltitle= Eastern and Southern Africa: Medical male circumcision | publisher url= Unicefhttp://www.unicef.org/esaro/5482_7884.html | quote accessdate= the Government and UNICEF are working together to introduce infant male circumcision2011-04-29}}</ref>
== ''Children & AIDS'' brochure ==
{{Quote boxCitation |title Title= |quote Text= Young people everywhere need accurate and relevant information about sexual and reproductive health and HIV transmission, as well as opportunities to build risk-reduction skills. They also need access to appropriate HIV prevention services, including voluntary counseling and testing, harm reduction, sexual and reproductive health services, PMTCT and <span style="background:#d7f5ff">male circumcision</span>, and to commodities including condoms. |source Author= | Source=UNICEF| lang=| before=| after=| Transcription=| Translation=| ref=<ref>[http://www.unicef.org/aids/files/ChildrenAIDS_SecondStocktakingReport.pdf Key Messages of Chapter 3. ''Children and AIDS.'' pg.15 (2008)] |align = left |width = 65% |quoted = yes</ref>
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== Swaziland ==
UNAIDS is working with the Swaziland Ministry of Health to introduce and scale up neonatal circumcision.<ref>{{REFnews | last=Mazzotta | first=Meredith | coauthors= | url=http://sciencespeaksblog.org/2011/03/04/swaziland-embarks-on-ambitious-plan-to-circumcise-80-percent-of-men-18-to-49-this-year/ | title=Swaziland embarks on ambitious plan to circumcise 80 percent of men 18 to 49 this year | date=2011-03-04 | publisher=Science Speaks: HIV & TB News | quote=The Ministry of Health, supported principally by UNICEF and PEPFAR, is currently working to introduce and scale up neonatal circumcision. | accessdate=2011-05-06}}</ref> Point of Interest: In recent studies, HIV transmission was found to be more prevalent in circumcised males in Swaziland. The drive to circumcise the majority of Swazi men continues none the less.<ref>{{cite journalREFjournal | last= | first= | coauthors= | pubyear=2008 | title = Swaziland Demographic and Health Survey 2006-07 | journal = Mbabane, Swaziland: Central Statistical Office and Macro International Inc. | date volume= | issue= 2008 | id pages= | url = http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pdf/FR202/FR202.pdf | accessdate = 2011-05-06 | quote = As Table 14.10 shows, the relationship between HIV prevalence and circumcision status is not in the expected direction. Circumcised men have a slightly higher HIV infection rate than men who are not circumcised (22 percent compared with 20 percent) | accessdate=2011-05-06}}</ref>
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