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The WHO is lead by a Director-General. The present Director-General in [[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus]] who took office in April 2017. | The WHO is lead by a Director-General. The present Director-General in [[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus]] who took office in April 2017. | ||
The [[United States of America]] resigned from membership in the WHO on 20 January 2025.<ref name="trump2025">{{REFdocument | |||
|title=Executive Order Withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization | |||
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==Funding== | ==Funding== | ||
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In fact, the study is scientifically vulnerable and has since been sharply criticized by experts. | In fact, the study is scientifically vulnerable and has since been sharply criticized by experts. | ||
The [[United States]] announced in February 2025 that [[PEPFAR]] would terminate its African circumcision program. | |||
== Guideline Development Group (GDG) == | == Guideline Development Group (GDG) == | ||
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In a letter to Ambassador Deborah L. Birx, {{MD}}, (2020) the head of the United States PEPFAR program, [[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)]] called circumcision ineffective and called for PEPFAR to abandon the WHO VMMC program and redirect its funds to anti-retroviral therapy and the provision of condomʂ<ref>{{REFdocument | In a letter to Ambassador Deborah L. Birx, {{MD}}, (2020) the head of the United States [[PEPFAR]] program, [[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)]] called circumcision ineffective and called for [[PEPFAR]] to abandon the WHO VMMC program and redirect its funds to anti-retroviral therapy and the provision of condomʂ<ref>{{REFdocument | ||
|title=World Health Organization, HIV, and male circumcision | |title=World Health Organization, HIV, and male circumcision | ||
|url=https://pool.intactiwiki.org/images/2020-06-15b_LettertoPEPFAR.pdf | |url=https://pool.intactiwiki.org/images/2020-06-15b_LettertoPEPFAR.pdf | ||
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}}</ref></blockquote> | }}</ref></blockquote> | ||
==2026 Male circumcision statement== | |||
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reconsidered its position regarding male [[circumcision]]. In collaboration with [[UNAIDS]], it published a new 42-page position statement in the Spring of 2026. | |||
===Named authors=== | |||
The six named authors whose names are found buried in the acknowledgement section are: | |||
* [[Helen Weiss]] | |||
* Jonny Polonsky | |||
* [[Robert C. Bailey| Robert Bailey]] | |||
* [[Catherine Hankins]] | |||
* [[Daniel Halperin]] | |||
* George Schmid | |||
Special thanks for written comments were given to: | |||
* David Alnwick | |||
* Chiweni Chimbwete | |||
* Isabelle de Zoysa | |||
* Kim Dickson | |||
* Tim Farley | |||
* [[Brian Morris]] | |||
* [[Inon Schenker]] | |||
* Charles Shey Wiysonge. | |||
===Text=== | |||
The description of the [[foreskin]] is seriously deficient in its discussion of the [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions| functions of the foreskin]]. The statement does not contain current information on [[HIV]] infection. The statement is silent regarding the adverse, harmful [[Sexual injury of circumcision| sexual]] and [[Psychological injury of male circumcision| psychological]] effects of male circumcision. It is also silent regarding [[human rights]] and [[Ethics of non-therapeutic child circumcision| ethical]] issues. It seems to be more of a political document with something for all, rather than a medical document.<ref>{{REFbook | |||
|last=Anonymous | |||
|year=2026 | |||
|title=Male circumcision: Global trends and determinants of prevalence, safety and acceptability | |||
|url=https://iris.who.int/server/api/core/bitstreams/7cce0a29-481a-4226-9e92-cc35c98de6be/content | |||
|scope= | |||
|location=Geneva | |||
|publisher=World Health Organization | |||
|ISBN=978 92 4 159616 9 | |||
|format=PDF | |||
|accessdate=2026-04-20 | |||
}}</ref> There is a high level of [[bias]] that is disturbing. The recognition of its publication by IntactiWiki does <i>not</i> constitute a recommendation. | |||
{{SEEALSO}} | {{SEEALSO}} | ||
* [[Bias]] | |||
* [[Circumcision and HIV]] | * [[Circumcision and HIV]] | ||
* [[David R. Tomlinson]] | * [[David R. Tomlinson]] — AccuCirc Inventor. "Chief circumcision expert" at the W.H.O. | ||
* [[AccuCirc]] | * [[AccuCirc]] — Circumcision device, invented by the "chief circumcision expert" at the W.H.O. | ||
* [[UNAIDS]] | * [[UNAIDS]] — Related to the W.H.O. | ||
* [[VMMC Experience Project]] | * [[VMMC Experience Project]] | ||
{{LINKS}} | {{LINKS}} | ||
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|title=HIV/AIDS | |title=HIV/AIDS | ||
|publisher=[[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)]] | |publisher=[[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)]] | ||
|date= | |date=2022 | ||
|accessdate= | |accessdate=2026-04-22 | ||
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* {{REFweb | * {{REFweb | ||
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|accessdate=2022-12-26 | |accessdate=2022-12-26 | ||
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