2012-03-15 blog.AIDS.gov - Looking to AIDS 2012: Turning the Tide Together

[Minuteman]

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Since AIDS was identified 30 years ago, the U.S. has played a leading role in achieving scientific progress, and in translating science into programs. The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), with bipartisan support from Congress and a strong commitment by President Obama, has put that science into action to save the lives of millions in the developing world. It is truly an honor to be leading PEPFAR and working closely with our implementing agencies — including the US Agency for International Development, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Defense and Peace Corps — to reach millions across the globe.

Evidence-based science is driving our efforts. The United States is supporting a combination of high-impact strategies that are changing the course of the epidemic. These include efforts to keep newborn children from being infected with HIV, voluntary male medical circumcision, and expanded access to antiretroviral treatment to save lives and prevent new exposure to HIV. When used in combination with each other, condoms, behavioural efforts, and other prevention tools, these interventions offer an historic opportunity to drive down the worldwide rate of new infections. Our latest results show that this is continuing to work.

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Originally Posted by Minuteman

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Why hasn't the WHO updated their policy since their 2009 research (by Wawer/Gray in Uganda) showed that circumcising men put their partners at 50% GREATER HIV risk? They should call for no mass circumcision campaigns until this effect can pursued and understood.

Most of the US men who have died of AIDS were circumcised at birth.