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[[George C. Denniston]], M. D.{{MD}}, M. P. H., the president of [[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)| Doctors Opposing Circumcision]], in a letter to Ambassador Deborah L. Birx, M.D.{{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.
|url=https://pool.intactiwiki.org/images/2020-06-15b_LettertoPEPFAR.pdf
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{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Circumcision and HIV]]
* [[World Health Organization]]
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* {{REFweb
|url=http://circwatch.org/tag/PEFPAR/
|accessdate=2021-02-15
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* {{REFweb
|url=https://foregen.webflow.io/commentarium-articles/international-contractors-are-profiteering-from-new-circumcision-devices