Achieving the HIV Prevention Impact of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: Lessons and Challenges for Managing Programs

Sema K. Sgaier; Jason B. Reed; Anne Thomas; Emmanuel Njeuhmeli

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001641

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Achieving the HIV Prevention Impact of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: Lessons and Challenges for Managing Programs

Sema K. Sgaier ,

* E-mail: Sema.Sgaier@gatesfoundation.org

Affiliations Integrated Delivery, Global Development Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, United States of America
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Jason B. Reed,

Affiliation Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, Washington (DC), United States of America
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Anne Thomas,

Affiliation Naval Health Research Center, US Department of Defense, San Diego, California, United States of America
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Emmanuel Njeuhmeli

Affiliation United States Agency for International Development, Washington (DC), United States of America
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Achieving the HIV Prevention Impact of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: Lessons and Challenges for Managing Programs

Sema K. Sgaier,
Jason B. Reed,
Anne Thomas,
Emmanuel Njeuhmeli

Published: May 6, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001641

About the Authors

Sema K. Sgaier

* E-mail: Sema.Sgaier@gatesfoundation.org

Affiliations Integrated Delivery, Global Development Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, United States of America

Jason B. Reed

Affiliation Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, Washington (DC), United States of America

Anne Thomas

Affiliation Naval Health Research Center, US Department of Defense, San Diego, California, United States of America

Emmanuel Njeuhmeli

Affiliation United States Agency for International Development, Washington (DC), United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interest exist.

Author Contributions

Analyzed the data: SS JR AT EN. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: SS EN. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: SS JR AT EN. ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: SS JR AT EN. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: SS JR AT EN.

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