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The Government of Rwanda recently announced plans to scale-up its voluntary male circumcision program using the PrePex™ system, a new device for rapid adult male circumcision deployment in resource-limited settings.
According to a press release, PrePex is “the only male circumcision method available today in the public health arena to offer the unique combination of the following: no anesthesia, no sutures, no blood and no sterile settings requirement.”
In 2010, the Government of Rwanda initiated a nationally sponsored study to test the safety and efficacy of the system. “Results showed its potential to revolutionize male circumcision as an HIV prevention method,” says Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, an international HIV expert and currently the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health of Rwanda, asking colleagues to share their experience.
Photo: PrePex device deployed with nurses in a standard consultation room with no anesthesia and no blood.
