June 24, 2015 -- Washington, DC -- The ShangRing, a novel medical device for voluntary medical male circumcision, has received prequalification from the World Health Organization (WHO) for use. The ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced a major expansion of its prequalification programme to include a wider ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (July 31, 2008) -- With the recent endorsement by the World Health Organization (WHO) and scientists worldwide of adult male circumcision as an important strategy for HIV prevention, there is ...

China wants a bigger slice of the global health market and it has a new tactic for getting it: circumcision. The World Health Organization announced Wednesday that it has approved the quality and ...

A device invented by Jianzhong Shang, a Chinese inventor from Wuhu City, is poised to become not only a new generation mohel-assist device, but a major medgadget in the world wide fight to prevent HIV ...

Medical experts have introduced a device that makes male circumcision painless, cheaper and faster. With it, it takes eight minutes, not 25, to circumcise. This means older people who feared ...

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) ...

The health department plans to have "formal talks" with traditional leaders about the possibility of introducing a new nonsurgical device to circumcision ceremonies, according to national HIV director ...