A Framework for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: Effective HIV Prevention and a Gateway to Improved Adolescent Boys’ and Men’s Health in Eastern and Southern Africa by 2021 (VMMC 2021)

This document provides strategic direction on accelerating access to voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) for HIV prevention through 2021. Its title reflects a new emphasis on using VMMC as an entry point for a broader range of health services to improve the well-being of adolescent boys and young men.

Making Medical Male Circumcision Work for Women

A report documenting women’s perspectives on male circumcision for HIV prevention based on interviews and focus group discussions with about 500 women in HIV-affected communities in Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, and Uganda. The report offers recommendations on how to ensure that the rollout of voluntary medical male circumcision is safe and beneficial to whole […]

HIV and key populations

This document summarises the 2014 WHO Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations and outlines what this means at the country level.

Disability and HIV policy brief

This Policy Brief discusses the actions needed to increase the participation of persons with disabilities in the HIV response and ensure they have access to HIV services which are both tailored to their diverse needs and equal to the services available to others in the community.