{"id":4041,"date":"2014-05-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psi2030.wpengine.com\/plos-collection-on-voluntary-medical-male-circumcision-launched\/"},"modified":"2018-05-22T22:24:27","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T22:24:27","slug":"plos-collection-on-voluntary-medical-male-circumcision-launched","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.psi.org\/fr\/news\/plos-collection-on-voluntary-medical-male-circumcision-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"PLoS Collection on Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Launched"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.plos.org\/\">The Public Library of Science (PLoS)<\/a> published a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ploscollections.org\/VMMC2014\">collection <\/a>of innovative studies today highlighting the impact and future implications of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) services for HIV prevention. The studies show the significant contribution of the United States President\u2019s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in support of a rapid expansion of this proven, low-cost and safe procedure, and they underscore how VMMC services can be implemented and sustained at scale. <\/p>\n<p>Showcasing evidence from five African countries, the collection explores four key themes: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ploscollections.org\/downloads\/PLOS_VMMC_Fact_Sheet_Efficiencies.pdf\">Efficiencies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ploscollections.org\/downloads\/PLOSFactSheetCosts.pdf\">Costing &#038; Impact<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ploscollections.org\/downloads\/PLOS_VMMC_Fact_Sheet_Quality.pdf\">Quality of Services<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ploscollections.org\/downloads\/PLOS_VMMC_Fact_Sheet_Demand_and_Creation.pdf\">Demand Creation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The collection is a joint collaboration of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pepfar.gov\/\">PEPFAR <\/a>(through USAID, CDC, DOD), the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gatesfoundation.org\/\">Bill &#038; Melinda Gates Foundation<\/a>, ministries of health and defense in Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and South Africa and implementing partners, including PSI. <\/p>\n<p>In collaboration with members of the PSI\/Zimbabwe VMMC team, PSI\u2019s Karin Hatzold \u2013 Deputy Country Director of PSI\/Zimbabwe and Director of the Gates Male Circumcision Partnership Project \u2013 participated in writing or co-writing several of the studies, which feature results from PSI\/Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p>Read the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ploscollections.org\/VMMC2014\">collection<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Read about PSI\/Zimbabwe\u2019s VMMC services with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psi.org\/fr\/impact-magazine\/2011\/01\/bridging-divide-between-medical-and-traditional-male-circumcision\/\">traditional communities in Zimbabwe<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","related_practice_areas":[],"related_countries":[],"related_projects":[],"news_category":[],"class_list":["post-4041","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psi.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/4041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psi.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psi.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psi.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"related_practice_areas","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psi.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/related_practice_areas?post=4041"},{"taxonomy":"related_countries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psi.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/related_countries?post=4041"},{"taxonomy":"related_projects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psi.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/related_projects?post=4041"},{"taxonomy":"news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psi.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_category?post=4041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}