USAID: "Twitter Expert Hour on Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in Observance of International Men's Day"

From a USAID.gov mailing-list email:

'Today, November 19, 2013, we gather as a global health community to commemorate International Men’s Day and to discuss this year’s theme, “Keeping Men and Boys Safe.” On the road to an AIDS-free generation, we are keeping men and boys safe by addressing gender norms, recognizing the disproportionate impact that HIV has on men who have sex with men (MSM) and other key populations, and supporting voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) as an important strategy in preventing HIV. Check out today’s IMPACT blog, Men for Others: Keeping Men Safe as They Battle Against HIV, penned by Robert Ferris, Technical Leadership & Research Division Chief in USAID’s Office of HIV/AIDS.

Stay informed and participate in the conversation!

• Join us today at 11 a.m. for a Twitter expert hour on VMMC with Emmanuel Njeuhmeli, Senior Biomedical Advisor in USAID’s Office of HIV/AIDS and co-chair of the PEPFAR Male Circumcision Technical Working Group. Tweet your #VMMC questions @USAIDGH using #GHhour.

• Read about Lesotho’s VMMC program in Demand Grows for Male Circumcision in Lesotho and take a look at this photo essay recounting a treacherous leg of Tanzania’s winter VMMC campaign. USAID’s flagship Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP) supports Jhpiego to implement these VMMC programs in collaboration with the ministries of health and with funding from PEPFAR.

• Learn how to strengthen gender-based violence programming for key populations in AIDSTAR-Two’s recently launched Review of Training and Programming Resources on Gender-based Violence against Key Populations, supported by PEPFAR through USAID.

• Find out more about integrating gender strategies into programs targeting key populations in AIDSTAR-One’s technical brief on Integrating Gender into Programs with Most-at-Risk Populations and related case studies, supported by PEPFAR through USAID.

• Keep an eye out for a special supplement of the Journal of the International AIDS Society titled “The Epidemiology of HIV and Prevention Needs of Men Who Have Sex with Men in Africa,” highlighting work by the USAID-supported Research 2 Prevention project, led by Johns Hopkins University. The supplement will be launched on World AIDS Day, with a webinar on December 2 and a satellite session at the International Conference on AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa (ICASA) on December 7.

• Check out our website for more information on USAID’s work in male circumcision, key populations (including MSM), gender, and more!'