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CIHR-funded research in Kenya

A Canadian Institutes of Health Research-funded randomized controlled trial conducted in Kenya has demonstrated that male circumcision is an effective measure for reducing HIV incidence in young men. Dr. Stephen Moses from the University of Manitoba, along with colleagues at the University of Nairobi in Kenya and the University of Illinois, presented their research results in Washington on December 12.

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