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From:	joya banerjee [ profile ]
Subject:	New York Times: AIDS Prevention Inspires Ways to Make Circumcisions Easier
Sent:	Feb 1st, 2012 - 14:38:56

	Mohels Without Borders!!! Genius, I think I'm going to have to start a new org :) New York Times AIDS Prevention Inspires Ways to Make Circumcisions Easier By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Published: January 30, 2012 Excerpt: Now that three studies have shown that circumcising adult heterosexual men is one of the most effective "vaccines" against AIDS - reducing the chances of infection by 60 percent or more - public health experts are struggling to find ways to make the process faster, cheaper and safer. The goal is to circumcise 20 million African men by 2015, but only about 600,000 have had the operation thus far. Even a skilled surgeon takes about 15 minutes, most African countries are desperately short of surgeons, and there is no Mohels Without Borders. So donors are pinning their hopes on several devices now being tested to speed things up. Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/health/aids-prevention-inspires-ways-to-simplify-circumcision.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&hpw

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