Malaria kills 16 Ugandans daily and causes an estimated annual economic loss of $500 million (Shs1.76trillion) due to treatment costs and work time lost
PrePex promises less pain and less time We believe that the PrePex is the only circumcision method that will allow us to meet the goal of [circumcising] over 1.5 million men in two years, Vincent Mutabazi, lead investigator in the Rwandan PrePex studies. Several campaigns and numerous training[s] of new PrePex healthcare providers have taken place. Some 5,000 men were circumcised outside of [the] clinical environment in Rwanda since [February 2012]. In the upcoming months, more than 200,0000 procedures are expected.
“Safer, faster and reduces discomfort”
In Botswana, the health ministry, in collaboration with the US Embassy, the African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnership (ACHAP) and Jhpiego, an affiliate of the US s Johns Hopkins University, are carrying out pilot research at Nkoyaphiri Clinic, Mogoditshane and Block 8 Clinic in the capital, Gaborone. The study targets 1,000 HIV-negative men aged 18 to 49 to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of PrePex; so far 330 adul