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[[George C. Denniston]], | [[George C. Denniston]], {{MD}}, M.P.H., the president of [[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)| Doctors Opposing Circumcision]], in a letter to Ambassador Deborah L. Birx, {{MD}}, M.P.H., (2020), the head of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has called on [[PEPFAR]] to suspend the provision of male [[circumcision]] because it is ineffective and may increase the reception of HIV infection due to the loss of [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| immunological protections]] of the [[foreskin]], and to focus on the provision of anti-retroviral therapy and condoms.<ref name="denniston2020">{{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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* [[Foreskin]] | * [[Foreskin]] | ||
* [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin]] | * [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin]] | ||
* [[PEPFAR]] | * [[PEPFAR]] | ||
* [[World Health Organization]] | * [[World Health Organization]] | ||
* [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]] | * [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]] | ||
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|url=http://www.nocirc.org/publish/11-HIV.pdf | |url=http://www.nocirc.org/publish/11-HIV.pdf | ||
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|url=https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/for-professionals/alleged-medical-benefits/hivaids/ | |url=https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/for-professionals/alleged-medical-benefits/hivaids/ | ||
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|url=https://www.vmmcproject.org/ | |url=https://www.vmmcproject.org/ | ||
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|url=https://foregen.webflow.io/commentarium-articles/international-contractors-are-profiteering-from-new-circumcision-devices | |url=https://foregen.webflow.io/commentarium-articles/international-contractors-are-profiteering-from-new-circumcision-devices | ||