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Circumcision: “My experience”
"Here was a man, freshly circumcised and he was going back to ride a motorcycle so that he could put food on his family’s table…”
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What does the scientific evidence say?
Voluntary medical male circumcision is recommended as part of a comprehensive HIV prevention strategy in eastern and southern Africa based on the strength of the scientific evidence…
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Male circumcision linked to lower risk of herpes, prostate cancer
New study results suggest that male circumcision helps reduce men’s risk of herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) and prostate cancer…
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Welcome to the Clearinghouse on Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention, a global resource centre on male circumcision research, programme implementation, documentation, and information.
Essential reading
 Communication Materials Adaptation Guide (2012, PDF, 1.98 MB). This publication was produced by the Communication for Change (C-Change) project and offers comprehensive guidance on communication programmes scaling up services in new settings. It outlines a 10-step, participatory process for adapting materials to make them appealing and relevant to new audiences.
 Joint Strategic Action
Framework to Accelerate the Scale-Up of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV
Prevention in Eastern and Southern Africa (2011, PDF, 264 KB). This document articulates a five-year framework to guide accelerated scale-up of VMMC for HIV prevention in selected priority countries in eastern and southern Africa. It is intended for use by key stakeholders to collaborate and coordinate efforts along with national programmes.
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New to the site
Site updates include an investment framework for the global HIV response, a progress report on Kenya's VMMC programme progress and a qualitative assessment of attitudes toward voluntary medical male circumcision in the Iringa region of Tanzania. A range of Contributing Partners provides new materials for the Clearinghouse.
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 Use of devices for adult male circumcision in public health HIV prevention programmes: Conclusions of the WHO Technical Advisory Group on Innovations in Male Circumcision (PDF, 504 KB). This executive summary outlines the main conclusions and recommendations of a report from the World Health Organization’s Technical Advisory Group on Innovations in Male Circumcision on the use of a device as an alternative method for adult male circumcision. Currently WHO only recommends standard surgical methods for voluntary adult medical male circumcision for HIV prevention. A full report will follow.
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