A strong primary prevention response should be made up of biomedical, behavioural and structural dimensions, closely integrated with HIV testing and treatment scale-up. These include:
- Provide combination prevention for men & boys
- Strengthen national condom programmes
- Promote voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) uptake & use as entry point to other services
- Offer pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to men and boys at high risk

Presentation | 2019 | Prevention
Breaking the Cycle of Transmission, PrEP for High Risk Men considerations and implications
An overview of the PrEP for high-risk men considerations and implications from research seeking to break the cycle of HIV transmission by increasing uptake of HIV testing, prevention and linkage to treatment among young men in South Africa.
Presentation | 2019 | Prevention, Testing, Treatment & Adherence
Breaking the cycle of transmission: Qualitative research findings
Increasing uptake of HIV testing, prevention and linkage to treatment among young men in South Africa
Document | 2019 | Prevention, Testing, Treatment & Adherence
Breaking the Cycle of Transmission: Quantitative Research Findings and Segmentation
An overview of the quantitative research and segmentation from research seeking to break the cycle of HIV transmission by increasing uptake of HIV testing, prevention, and linkage to treatment among young men in South Africa.
Website | Prevention
Clearinghouse on Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention
The Clearinghouse on Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention is a collaborative effort to generate and share information and resources with the international public health community, civil society groups, health policymakers, and program managers.
Website | Prevention
VMMC Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and External Quality Assessment (EQA) Toolkit
This online toolkit was designed for voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) program managers, supervisors, providers, and implementing partners to guide efforts to improve the quality of VMMC services through continuous quality improvement and external quality assessment.
Curriculum, training & tools | 2019 | Prevention
VMMC Demand Creation Assessment Tool
Based on experience in several priority countries and pilot-tested in Malawi and South Africa, this tool is designed to help users assess the quality of demand creation efforts in voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) programs and identify areas for improvement.
Curriculum, training & tools | 2018 | Prevention
Creating Demand for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: A Training for Community Mobilizers
Trainers can use this facilitators’ guide to plan and conduct a three-day training workshop for community mobilizers on creating demand for voluntary medical male circumcision
Curriculum, training & tools | 2018 | Prevention
Manual for Male Circumcision under Local Anesthesia and HIV Prevention Services for Adolescent Boys and Men
The 2018 edition of this manual is designed to support VMMC providers in delivering safe, high-quality services, the manual is intended primarily for qualified VMMC providers and for trainers of providers of VMMC for HIV prevention and other health benefits in eastern and southern Africa.
Research article | 2017 | Prevention
Association Between Male Circumcision and Women’s Biomedical Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review
A systematic review of the benefits of VMMC on women’s health – such as protection from cervical cancer and its precursor cervical dysplasia, herpes simplex virus type 2, chlamydia, and syphilis.
Video | 2017 | Overview, Prevention
Engaging men in the HIV response
This 10-minute video succinctly outlines how and why the global Fast-Track targets for HIV won’t be met unless men are better reached with HIV-related services while advancing gender transformative and responsive programmes.
Curriculum, training & tools | 2017 | Prevention
Global Sexual and Reproductive Health Service Package for men and adolescent boys.
This Service Package has been developed to support providers of sexual and reproductive health services to increase the range and quality of services to meet the specific and diverse needs of men and adolescent boys. This package focuses specifically on the provision of such services integrated within clinical and non-clinical contexts and follows a gender-transformative approach.