Information about individual countries' efforts to scale up voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) for HIV prevention is provided here. For reports on progress in expanding access to VMMC services in all the priority countries, see Global updates.
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Ethiopia
This summary serves as a “scorecard” on Ethiopia’s progress in key areas of HIV prevention, including voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC), from October 2017 to March 2018.
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This summary serves as a ”scorecard” on Kenya’s progress in key areas of HIV prevention, including voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC), from October 2017 to March 2018.
Read moreAn assessment report documents progress made during the first phase of Kenya's voluntary medical male circumcision programme, when almost 800,000 men and boys were circumcised.
Read moreThe Male Circumcision Consortium (MCC) News is a monthly electronic newsletter that was produced by the Male Circumcision Consortium from December 2011 to August 2014
Read moreThis report describes the challenges, achievements, and lessons learned from Kenya's experience in expanding access to voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention.
Read moreLesotho
This summary serves as a ”scorecard” on Lesotho’s progress in key areas of HIV prevention, including voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC), from October 2017 to March 2018.
Read moreMalawi
This summary serves as a ”scorecard” on Lesotho’s progress in key areas of HIV prevention, including voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC), from October 2017 to March 2018.
Read moreMozambique
This case study documents lessons learned from using a collaborative, data-driven approach to improve coordination between partners working with the Ministry of Health on the demand for and supply of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) services in Mozambique’s programme.
Read moreThis summary serves as a ”scorecard” on Mozambique’s progress in key areas of HIV prevention, including voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC), from October 2017 to March 2018.
Read moreNamibia
This summary serves as a ”scorecard” on Namibia’s progress in key areas of HIV prevention, including voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC), from October 2017 to March 2018.
Read moreNigeria
This summary serves as a ”scorecard” on Nigeria’s progress in key areas of HIV prevention, including voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC), from October 2017 to March 2018.
Read moreSouth Africa
This summary serves as a ”scorecard” on South Africa’s progress in key areas of HIV prevention, including voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC), from October 2017 to March 2018.
Read moreResearchers conducted this desk review of local data on male circumcision as part of a situational analysis to inform implementation of medical male circumcision in South Africa.
Read moreSwaziland
This summary serves as a ”scorecard” on Swaziland’s progress in key areas of HIV prevention, including voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC), from October 2017 to March 2018.
Read moreThis video shows how workplace programmes in Swaziland are linking employees to HIV prevention services, including voluntary medical male circumcision.
Read moreTanzania
This summary serves as a ”scorecard” on Tanzania’s progress in key areas of HIV prevention, including voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC), from October 2017 to March 2018.
Read moreThe success of the USAID-supported voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) programme in Tanzania is documented in this 13-minute film, which is narrated by Common, the US hip hop artist, poet, and actor.
Read moreTanzania’s VMMC programme used a combination of structural and behavioural measures to overcome men’s strong preference for seeking circumcision in the cooler months from July through August
Read moreThrough key-informant interviews, this case study examined the demand creation and supply side activities that programmes implemented to increase uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision.
Read moreThe study described in this video identified potential barriers and facilitators to adoption of male circumcision by men older than 19 in two districts of Tanzania.
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