Circumcision > male sexuality

(Vienna, July 20, 2010) Following the remarks on male circumcision made today by former President Bill Clinton and philanthropist Bill Gates, PSI will release the results of a groundbreaking study on a new model of efficiency that will allow for quality and cost-effective scale-up of male circumcision.

"Our first task is to scale up the prevention efforts that are cheap, effective and easy to apply. Some of these – especially male circumcision and preventing mother-to-child transmission – are so cheap, and so effective, that in endemic countries it is more expensive not to pursue them," said Gates, immediately after showing a video that showcased PSI's male circumcision clinic Litsemba Letfu in Swaziland. "Countries need to make this a policy for funding and prevention," he added.

PSI is at the forefront in providing male circumcision services across sub-Saharan Africa. In Swaziland alone PSI has already circumcised more than 10,000 men and has developed a proven model of demand creation. This has helped Swaziland achieve one of the highest rates of male circumcision in the region. Watch PSI's film about one Litsemba Letfu client in Swaziland. www.psi.org/multimedia/male-circumcision-in-swaziland