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Priontex is a company based in South Africa.<ref>{{REFweb
| quote=Priontex is South Africa’s leading manufacturer... | last= | first= | publisher=Priontex Products and Services | date= | title=Products and Services | url=http://www.priontex.com/products-n-services-overview.html | accessdate=2012-05-12
}}</ref> The company manufactures re-usable medical laminate, theater textiles, clean room suits and procedure packs.<ref>{{REFweb
| quote=Priontex is South Africa’s leading manufacturer of superior quality re-usable medical laminate, theatre textiles, clean room suits and procedure packs | last= | first= | publisher=Priontex Products and Services | date= | title=Products and Services | url=http://www.priontex.com/products-n-services-overview.html | accessdate=2012-05-12
}}</ref>
On their website, the "circumcision procedure kit" is be the only such "procedure pack" that they offer, (Last referenced: 5/13/2012),<ref>{{REFweb
| last= | first= | yeardate= | title=Products and Services: Custom Procedure Packs | url=http://www.priontex.com/products-n-services-custom-procedure-packs.html | publisher=Priontex Products and Services | accessdate=2012-05-12
}}</ref> and [[UNAIDS]] has approved them as a global supplier for these "male circumcision kits",<ref>{{REFweb
| quote=USAID has confirmed that Priontex is an approved global supplier for the production of male circumcision kits. | last= | first= | publisher=Priontex Products and Services | date= | title=Products and Services: Custom Procedure Packs | url=http://www.priontex.com/products-n-services-custom-procedure-packs.html | accessdate=2012-05-12
}}</ref> which means that they are capitalizing greatly on the endorsement of circumcision as an HIV preventative measure as endorsed by the [[WHO]]. Priontex is in direct competition with [[PrePex]], another manufacturer of circumcision devices.
== Quote from the Priontex Website ==
{{Citation
| Title=From the Priontex Website | Text=Male circumcision is believed to reduce the risk of contracting HIV. International humanitarian aid organisations are facilitating the practice of voluntary adult in male clinical circumcision procedures in Southern Africa. Priontex developed a disposable circumcision kit in conjunction with these organisations and is one of the leading manufacturer and supplier of adult male circumcision kits in Sub-Saharan Africa. [[USAID]] has confirmed that Priontex is an approved global supplier for the production of male circumcision kits. | Author= | Source=Priontex Website| lang=| before=| after=| Transcription=| Translation= | ref=<ref>[http://www.priontex.com/products-n-services-custom-procedure-packs.html Priontex Website] (5/13/2012)</ref>
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