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Goosby Calls For 'Extraordinary Resources' To Be Put Into Male Circumcision To Prevent HIV Infection
Male circumcision is "a highly significant, lifetime intervention" to prevent HIV infection that deserves "extraordinary resources," U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Eric Goosby on Monday told a meeting of 400 army officials from 80 countries in Africa, Eastern Europe and central Asia, Agence France-Presse reports. Studies have shown that male circumcision can significantly reduce the risk of HIV infection, the news agency notes, adding that the U.S. "is sponsoring programs in several African countries with a goal of circumcising four million men by 2013."
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