Kenyan programme surpasses goal

Kenya’s national voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) programme has surpassed its target of providing services to 940,000 clients, said the VMMC programme manager of the National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NASCOP). Francis Ndwiga of NASCOP is quoted as saying that the programme has exceeded that goal by about 100,000. He attributes this success to coordination and support from the government and nongovernmental organisations, as well as acceptance of VMMC among communities that do not practice male circumcision culturally (Coast Week, 4 March 2015).