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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., dated 29 June 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=Letter to Deborah L. Birx, M. D. | |title=Letter to Deborah L. Birx, M.D. | ||
|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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* [[Circumcision and HIV]] | * [[Circumcision and HIV]] | ||
* [[World Health Organization]] | * [[World Health Organization]] | ||
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* {{REFweb | * {{REFweb | ||
|url=http://circwatch.org/tag/PEFPAR/ | |url=http://circwatch.org/tag/PEFPAR/ | ||
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* {{REFweb | * {{REFweb | ||
|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 | ||