Voluntary medical male circumcision is a simple procedure—it takes just 15 minutes or so—but it reduces men’s risk of contracting HIV through heterosexual intercourse by up to 60%.
In rural Tanzania, IntraHealth works with local health workers to set up mobile HIV facilities that offer testing, counseling, and male circumcision services for men and boys who often don’t have access to such services.
The facilities stay in place for a few weeks at a time, staffed by health workers from clinics and hospitals across the region. And they’re wildly popular. Demand is so great in Shinyanga, for example, that every day ends with a waiting list of clients who will come back the following day.
