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}}</ref> Johns Hopkins is part of the [[Health Communication Partnership]]<ref>{{REFweb | }}</ref> Johns Hopkins is part of the [[Health Communication Partnership]]<ref>{{REFweb | ||
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==Rakai Project== | ==Rakai Project== | ||
The [[Rakai Project|Rakai Health Sciences Program]] (RHSP) is a program that began in 1987 in Uganda, Africa to investigate the then-mysterious HIV.<ref name="rakai-history">{{REFweb | The [[Rakai Project|Rakai Health Sciences Program]] (RHSP) is a program that began in 1987 in Uganda, Africa to investigate the then-mysterious [[HIV]].<ref name="rakai-history">{{REFweb | ||
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===History of the Rakai Project=== | ===History of the Rakai Project=== | ||
The [[Rakai Project]] was created in 1987 by a group of scientists from Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda who decided to investigate HIV infection in the Rakai district by initiating a small community cohort study. The original senior Principal Investigators of the [[Rakai Project]] were Nelson Sewankambo, David Serwadda, and [[Maria Wawer]].<ref name="rakai-history"/> The [[Rakai Project]] has since changed its name to the [[Rakai Project|Rakai Health Services Program]], and has a current staff of just under 400 principal investigators, multidisciplinary professionals, and support staff.<ref name="rakai-history"/> | The [[Rakai Project]] was created in 1987 by a group of scientists from Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda who decided to investigate [[HIV]] infection in the Rakai district by initiating a small community cohort study. The original senior Principal Investigators of the [[Rakai Project]] were Nelson Sewankambo, David Serwadda, and [[Maria Wawer]].<ref name="rakai-history"/> The [[Rakai Project]] has since changed its name to the [[Rakai Project|Rakai Health Services Program]], and has a current staff of just under 400 principal investigators, multidisciplinary professionals, and support staff.<ref name="rakai-history"/> | ||
===Promoting Circumcision as an HIV Prevention Method=== | ===Promoting Circumcision as an HIV Prevention Method=== | ||
The [[Rakai Project|RHSP]] promotes mass circumcision as a means to prevent the spread of HIV. A Youtube video uploaded by the [[Johns Hopkins|Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School for Public Health]] highlights the [[RHSP|RHSP's]] mass circumcision program.<ref name="rakai-jhsph"/> | The [[Rakai Project|RHSP]] promotes mass circumcision as a means to prevent the spread of [[HIV]]. A Youtube video uploaded by the [[Johns Hopkins|Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School for Public Health]] highlights the [[RHSP|RHSP's]] mass circumcision program.<ref name="rakai-jhsph"/> | ||
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{{SEEALSO}} | {{SEEALSO}} | ||
* [[Circumcision and HIV]] | * [[Circumcision and HIV]] | ||
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