
Opening remarks for the Joint PEPFAR-WHO meeting on accelerating the scale-up VMMC for HIV prevention in East and Southern Africa, September 25-28, 2012, Johannesburg, South Africa. The specific objectives of the workshop were to provide up-to-date, evidence-based, critical information to participants, the opportunity to identify technical assistance needs related to the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of comprehensive VMMC services for HIV prevention, the opportunity to share country experiences, and provide feedback about best practices and challenges of VMMC programming.