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'''Helen A. Weiss''' , {{MS}}, DPhil is a statistical epidemiologist at the [https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/ London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine]. Helen's research focuses on [[HIV ]] epidemiology in developing countries. She works in the Tropical Epidemiology Group.<ref>{{REFweb
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She co-authored a paper with [[Daniel T. Halperin]] and [[Inon Schenker]].<ref>{{REFjournal
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|title=Complications of circumcision in male neonates, infants and children: a systematic review
|journal=BMC Urol
|volume=10
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|url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20158883?dopt=Abstract
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|DOI=10.1186/1471-2490-10-2
|date=2010-02-16
|accessdate=2020-04-23
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Weiss is member of the 2018 Guideline Development Group (GDG) of the [[WHO]]. The GDG's task is to develop updated recommendations on safe male circumcision for [[HIV]] prevention and related service delivery for adolescent boys and men in generalized [[HIV]] epidemics.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://www.who.int/hiv/mediacentre/news/gdg-male-circumcision/en/
|title=WHO to develop new guidelines on male circumcision
|date=2018-05
|accessdate=2020-03-26
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== Biography ==
The WHO published the following biography of {{FULLPAGENAME}}:
<blockquote>'''Weiss, Helen A'''
* London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
* {{PhD}}
* London, United Kingdom
Professor Helen Weiss is Director of the MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. A statistical epidemiologist by training, her research focuses on the epidemiology and prevention of [[HIV]] and mental health disorders in low and middle-income countries. She has a particular interest in adolescent health research and is collaborating on projects evaluating strategies to improve [[HIV]]-related outcomes among adolescents living with [[HIV]]. She is currently leads a study to pilot an intervention to improve menstrual hygiene management in Uganda.
Professor Weiss first worked on male circumcision research in 1999, leading the systematic review that first provided clear evidence that male circumcision was associated with a lower risk of [[HIV]] infection among heterosexual men in sub-Saharan Africa. She also led subsequent systematic reviews on different aspects of male circumcision including on safety of neonatal circumcision, and the effect of male circumcision on infections among women.
Professor Weiss has co-authored more than 270 peer-reviewed publications and is a member of the [[UNAIDS]] Scientific Expert Panel and the MRC Infections and Immunity Board, as well as the initial WHO Technical Advisory Group on Safe Male Circumcision.<ref>{{REFdocument
|url=https://www.who.int/hiv/mediacentre/news/WHOVMMCGDG-Sep2018.pdf?ua=1
|title=Biographies of Guideline Development Group (GDG) members for WHO guidance
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|date=2018-09
|accessdate=2020-03-26
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Weiss has been a co-author of numerous papers to promote male circumcision in Africa ([[VMMC]]) in the mistaken belief that it prevents [[HIV]] infection. She obviously is [[Bias| biased]] in favor of [[circumcision]].<ref>{{REFjournal
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|title=Male circumcision and risk of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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==Circumcision does not prevent HIV infection==
=== Population-based studies ===
{{Population-based studies}}
===Two African surveys===
The previously reported studies were from developed Western nations. Now we have information from Sub_Saharan Africa.
French scientist [[Michel Garenne]], Ph.D. has published two reports in 2022 comparing the incidence of HIV infection in [[circumcised]] and [[intact]] men.
In his first report, Garenne presented the findings from a study in Lesotho, the enclave in South Africa. He reported:
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In couple studies, the effect of circumcision and VMMC on HIV was not significant, with similar transmission from female to male and male to female. The study questions the amount of effort and money spent on VMMC in Lesotho.<ref name="garenne2022A">{{REFjournal
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|author-link=Michel Garenne
|title=Changing relationships between HIV prevalence and circumcision in Lesotho
|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35373731/
|date=2022-04-04
|journal=J Biosoc Sci
|volume=online ahead of print
|pages=1-16
|DOI=10.1017/S0021932022000153
|pubmedID=35373731
|accessdate=2022-11-09
}}</ref>
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In his second report, Garenne (2022) presented information from six Sub-Saharan African nations (Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe). He reported:
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"Results matched earlier observations made in South Africa that [[circumcised]] and [[intact]] men had similar levels of HIV infection."<ref name="garenne2022B">{{REFjournal
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|title=Age-incidence and prevalence of HIV among intact and circumcised men: an analysis of PHIA surveys in Southern Africa
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|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-biosocial-science/article/abs/ageincidence-and-prevalence-of-hiv-among-intact-and-circumcised-men-an-analysis-of-phia-surveys-in-southern-africa/CAA7E7BD5A9844F41C6B7CC3573B9E50
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* [[United Kingdom]]
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