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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' 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

Dr. Thirumurthy is an economist whose research lies at the intersection of economics and public health. His prior work includes several studies of the causal effects of large-scale health initiatives on population health and economic outcomes in low-income countries. He also has extensive experience leading randomized controlled trials of financial incentive interventions and mobile technology-based approaches to achieve changes in health behaviors related to [[HIV ]] prevention and treatment. This work includes several randomized trials of economic interventions to promote uptake of medical male circumcision in Kenya and Zambia. His recent research has also explored the [[HIV ]] prevention potential of [[HIV ]] self-testing. He has authored over 75 peer-reviewed articles in economics and health journals. Dr. Thirumurthy has engaged with government and donor organizations on various aspects of health policy and served on review panels at the National Institutes of Health and other funding agencies.<ref>{{REFdocument

PubMed lists 100 articles by Dr. Thirumurthy. The vast majority address various aspects of [[HIV ]] in Africa. There is particularly egregious article in which he recommends early infant circumcision by midwives.<ref name="thirumurthy2016">{{REFjournal