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Launch of Global Health: Science and Practice Journal Features Two MCHIP Publications
28 March 2013 This week, MCHIP helped to celebrate the launch of a new journal, Global Health: Science and Practice (GHSP), at an event at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The peer-reviewed, open-access journal is published by USAID, the Knowledge for Health project at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs, and the Department of Global Health at George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services.

“Man, what took you so long?” Social and individual factors affecting adult attendance at voluntary medical male circumcision services in Tanzania
Published in the inaugural issue of the Global Health Science & Practice journal, this article was co-authored by MCHIP staff and reveals findings from a study in Tanzania on the cultural values surrounding voluntary medical male circumcision. To read the open source article, click here.

MCHIP Co-authors Article on Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision and Adolescents
26 March 2013 “Voluntary medical male circumcision and adolescents: An opportunity for nurses to contribute to an HIV-free generation,” was published in the Southern African HIV Clinicians Society HIV Nursing Matters Magazine this month. Co-authored by MCHIP staff, this article makes the case that voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) services—which target healthy, HIV-negative males, especially adolescents—provide an important opportunity for provision of preventive health services with this population.

Voluntary medical male circumcision and adolescents: An opportunity for nurses to contribute to an HIV-free generation
Co-authored by MCHIP staff, this article makes the case that voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) services—which target healthy, HIV-negative males, especially adolescents—provide an important opportunity for provision of preventive health services with this population. In particular, VMMC services present a chance to offer these young men HIV testing and counseling, and screening and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, as well as to present positive sexual norms and behaviors before they enter into the prime of their sexual lives.

Penile Measurements in Tanzanian Males: Guiding Circumcision Device Design and Supply Forecasting
Co-authored by MCHIP staff, the article describes a study conducted at three health facilities in Tanzania’s Iringa Region to gather data on penile measurements that will inform the development of devices for adult/adolescent voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC). Such devices could potentially accelerate the pace of VMMC scale-up. This descriptive study is the first study in a sub-Saharan African population that provides sufficiently detailed dimensions of the glans and foreskin to inform VMMC device development and size forecasting.

Study Gathers Data at Tanzania Health Facilities to Inform Development of VMMC Devices
22 March 2013 “Penile Measurements in Tanzanian Males: Guiding Circumcision Device Design and Supply Forecasting,” was published online in The Journal of Urology this month and will appear in the August 2013 print issue. Co-authored by MCHIP staff, the article describes a study conducted at three health facilities in Tanzania’s Iringa Region to gather data on penile measurements that will inform the development of devices for adult/adolescent voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC).

MCHIP Hosts PEPFAR Event on Best Practices for Voluntary Male Medical Circumcision
WHAT Orientation for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Site Operation Best Practices To view the presentation, click here. Topics covered include:

19 March: PEPFAR Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Webinar
WHAT This is the first in a series of PEPFAR VMMC webinars. It will include discussion of: PEPFAR technical considerations and revised VMMC indicators Data quality assessment and reporting Continuous quality improvement External quality assessment WHEN Tuesday, March 19, 2013 8:00-10:00 a.m. US EST

Lesotho Averts 2,000 New HIV Infections, Program Reaches 10,000th Circumcision
7 March 2013 Maseru, Lesotho—Lesotho’s voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) program has reached more than 10,000 Basotho men who have undergone the procedure as part of a comprehensive package of HIV prevention services, Minister of Health Dr. Pinkie Manamolela announced today.

MCHIP Presents at 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections
7 March 2013 This month, the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) once again brought together the world’s leading researchers to further the understanding, prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS. From 3-6 March, MCHIP staff joined these colleagues at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta to discuss the latest clinical research, and to present three posters on related Program work.
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