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Matching Supply with Demand: Scaling Up Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in Tanzania and Zimbabwe
In order to improve voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) service uptake and target demand creation activities more effectively, clients currently accessing and receiving VMMC services should be better characterized by their demographic, socioeconomic, and sexual risk behaviors.

June 6th: Join the PEPFAR Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision webinar
WHAT This is the second in a series of five PEPFAR VMMC webinars. WHEN Thursday, June 6, 2013 8:00-10:00 a.m. US EDT 5:00-7:00 a.m. PDT 3:00-5:00 p.m. EAT 2:00-4:00 p.m. SAST PRESENTERS Kim Seifert-Ahanda, USAID/OHA (Moderator) Daniel Makawa, MOH Zambia

Applauding Local Ownership of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in Malawi
30 May 2013 In Thyolo, Malawi, local leaders worked to sensitize community members to the idea of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) before any external parties began to participate. The interest in a localized campaign was inspired by and driven through a coordinated approach led by the local District Health Office.

Lesotho Media Highlight MCHIP Work in Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision
28 May 2013 This month, Lesotho’s “Public Eye” newsletter highlighted MCHIP’s support to the country's Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) program. The second article also includes information on MCHIP's VMMC programs in Zambia, Tanzania and South Africa. Both articles, which ran May 17th, are available below:

Namibia
Country Overview Funding Began 2012 MCHIP Partners involved Lead Organization: JSI, Partner: Jhpiego

Register now! The Present and the Future of HIV Prevention
Please save the date for an event on HIV prevention—present and future: WHEN Thursday, 25 April 2013 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm WHERE Kenny-Herter Auditorium JHU Nitze School of Advanced International Studies 1740 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC Reception to follow. Click here to register.

Getting Closer to Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV
From 15-18 April, the 2013 Global Newborn Health Conference: Accelerating the Scale-Up of Maternal and Newborn Health Interventions to Reduce Mortality is being held in Johannesburg, South Africa, with a welcome reception and optional supplementary session will be held prior to opening day, on 14 April 2013.

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.
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