Health: Infectious Diseases Benefits and Cost for Post-2015 Development Agenda

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A fact sheet from the Copenhagen Consensus Center identifies voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention as one of the three best targets for reducing infectious diseases. It recommends attaining VMMC coverage of at least 90 percent among adult men in hyperendemic countries, which would return US$ 28 for every dollar spent.

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Type: Document
Year of publication: 2015
Resource topic: Advocacy
Resource type: Advocacy issue summary
Languages: English