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AIDS prevention: Africa's circumcision challenge.

Authors :
de Lange, Catherine
Source :
Nature; 11/14/2013, Vol. 503 Issue 7475, p182-185, 4p
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

The article offers information on a health campaign aimed at circumcising millions of men in Africa For AIDS prevention. It reports that about three million men in the region have been circumcised by the World Health Organization, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in late 2011. It presents charts related to health trials in Africa depicting the circumcision lowers rates of HIV transmission, donor nations and charities.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00280836
Volume :
503
Issue :
7475
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Nature
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
91945250
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/503182a