Government is looking to fast track the introduction of a non-surgical medical male circumcision device, PrePex, that officials believe will decrease the number of deaths and injuries caused by unsafe ...

MILLIONS of adult men are being urged to have circumcisions. So how does the procedure work, and just how painful is it? To get a little more scientific, a 2013 article from the Journal of Urology, ...

In 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNAIDS cited that Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision can reduce the risk of HIV infection by approximately 60 percent in high risk areas such as Sub ...

In the name of HIV prevention, a relatively new adult male circumcision device that is bloodless and purportedly painless is about to get its biggest test yet. In the world of HIV prevention, ...

The health department plans to have "formal talks" with traditional leaders about the possibility of introducing a new nonsurgical device to circumcision ceremonies, according to national HIV director ...

The PrePex device used in male circumcision is safe, say experts. The decision follows a three month study to assess the safety and acceptability of device-assisted adult male circumcision in routine ...

Governments of 14 priority countries, identified by the World Health Organization (WHO), will be able to procure the device at $12 USD per unit in accordance with Circ MedTech's policy. The public ...

Health officials have approved a first-of-its-kind, non-surgical circumcision device hailed as a potential game-changer in the battle to forestall the spread of AIDS in Africa. The PrePex is the only ...

Initiates pose in a field in Qunu, in the Eastern Cape December 14, 2013. Every year, thousands of youths leave their parents to spend weeks in the care of traditional leaders at an initiation school ...

The Prepex center of excellence at Rwanda Military hospital has been at the forefront in the circumcision of the male youth, and some adults to improve the reproductive health of the male population ...