MMC services seem to be gaining momentum in the whole of South Africa

medical male circumcision has been added to the package of HIV risk-reduction interventions,

MMC services seem to be gaining momentum in the whole of South Africa

South Africa had an overall target of 4,4 million men to reach the desired uptake level of 80%. The roughly 500,000 men that have been circumcised so far are still a drop in the bucket,

School Activity at VUT Pritoria

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U.S. Government Partners with Higher Education Medical Male Circumcision Campaign

Present during the launch was the Minister of Health, Dr. Aaron Moatsoaledi, Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mduduzi Manana, representatives of the U.S Diplomatic Mission to South Africa, students and peer educators.

This was revealed at the launch of the campaign at the Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, on Thursday May 30, 2013.

The U.S. government has been a key partner in the South African government’s medical male circumcision effort from the beginning. Over the past year alone, organizations funded by PEPFAR have collectively conducted over 206, 000 circumcisions, directly supporting the South African governments national program and goals.