GOVERNMENT will soon introduce a less painful and blood-free circumcision method as it steps up efforts to circumcise three million males by 2015. The Ministry of Health and Child Welfare in ...

The Ministry of Health and Child Welfare in conjunction with the Zimbabwe Community Health Intervention Research Project is already conducting pre-trials of the Prepex method in some parts of the ...

Health officials have approved a first-of-its-kind, non-surgical circumcision device hailed as a potential game-changer in the battle to forestall the spread of AIDS in Africa. The PrePex is the only ...

The cost-effective PrePex device encourages more governments to purchase the devices and scale-up their Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision programs Unlike surgical interventions that require stitches ...

The PrePex device used in male circumcision is safe, say experts. The decision follows a three month study to assess the safety and acceptability of device-assisted adult male circumcision in routine ...

A new method of carrying out male circumcision without the need for surgery has been approved by the World Health Organisation. The PrePex circumcision device uses an elastic band to cut off the blood ...

The cost-effective PrePex device encourages more governments to purchase the devices and scale-up their Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision programs MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Nov. 29, 2016 ...

Kisumu, Kenya: Prepex device used in voluntary male circumcision in Nyanza meets international standards, World Health Organization (WHO) has declared. Nyanza Reproductive Health Society (NRHS) ...

It’s a lofty, but vital goal. Africa wants to circumcise 20 million men by 2015 to help curb the AIDS epidemic plaguing the continent. Studies show that the procedure is one of the most effective ...

Kampala — In May, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) announced the prequalification of PrePex, the first non-surgical device for adult male circumcision. Compared to surgical circumcision, the ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently approved the PrePex™ device for male circumcision. The PrePex™ is the first non-surgical instrument to receive prequalification status from the WHO, ...