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According to this report, "some grants have indeed spelled out coverage topics, including male circumcision to reduce transmission of AIDS, and clinical trials — the latter of which are crucial for Gates-supported vaccines and drugs being tested in the developing world." | According to this report, "some grants have indeed spelled out coverage topics, including male circumcision to reduce transmission of [[AIDS]], and clinical trials — the latter of which are crucial for Gates-supported vaccines and drugs being tested in the developing world." | ||
This seems to apply particularly to some of the Foundation flag programs, such as the Voluntary Male Circumcision initiatives for Africa, where according to a journalist, "as a government policy, it appears circumcision is reluctantly promoted by some MPs because other health-related and donor-funded initiatives are tied to this programme."<ref>{{REFnews | This seems to apply particularly to some of the Foundation flag programs, such as the Voluntary Male Circumcision initiatives for Africa, where according to a journalist, "as a government policy, it appears circumcision is reluctantly promoted by some MPs because other health-related and donor-funded initiatives are tied to this programme."<ref>{{REFnews | ||
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|quote=Black and Latino men were just as likely to become infected with the AIDS virus whether they were circumcised or not, Greg Millett of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found. | |quote=Black and Latino men were just as likely to become infected with the [[AIDS]] virus whether they were circumcised or not, Greg Millett of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found. | ||
"We also found no protective benefit for a subset of black MSM (men who have sex with men) who also had recent sex with female partners," Millett told reporters in a telephone briefing. | "We also found no protective benefit for a subset of black MSM (men who have sex with men) who also had recent sex with female partners," Millett told reporters in a telephone briefing. | ||
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|publisher=Washington Post | |publisher=Washington Post | ||
|quote=Researchers have discovered that cells in the mucosal lining of human genitalia produce a protein that "eats up" invading HIV -- possibly keeping the spread of the AIDS more contained than it might otherwise be. | |quote=Researchers have discovered that cells in the mucosal lining of human genitalia produce a protein that "eats up" invading HIV -- possibly keeping the spread of the [[AIDS]] more contained than it might otherwise be. | ||
Even more important, enhancing the activity of this protein, called Langerin, could be a potent new way to curtail the transmission of the virus that causes AIDS, the Dutch scientists added. | Even more important, enhancing the activity of this protein, called Langerin, could be a potent new way to curtail the transmission of the virus that causes [[AIDS]], the Dutch scientists added. | ||
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|Author=[[Bill Gates]] | |Author=[[Bill Gates]] | ||
|Source=Reuters | |Source=Reuters | ||
|ref=<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/07/19/us-aids-efficiency-idUSTRE66I2MZ20100719 Kelland, K. (2010, July 19). Bill Clinton & Bill Gates want value for money in AIDS fight. ''Reuters.'']</ref> | |ref=<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/07/19/us-aids-efficiency-idUSTRE66I2MZ20100719 Kelland, K. (2010, July 19). Bill Clinton & Bill Gates want value for money in [[AIDS]] fight. ''Reuters.'']</ref> | ||
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