Male circumcision for HIV prevention: quality assurance guide

a guide to enhancing the safety and quality of services WHO Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Male circumcision quality assurance: a guide to enhancing the safety and quality of services. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers' products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the World Health Organization in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. Errors and omissions excepted, the names of proprietary products are distinguished by initial capital letters. All reasonable precautions have been taken by the World Health Organization to verify the information contained in this publication. However, the published material is being distributed without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. The responsibility for the interpretation and use of the material lies with the reader. In no event shall the World Health Organization be liable for damages arising from its use. Male circumcision quality assurance: a guide to enhancing the safety and quality of services M a le CirCuMCision Qua lit y a ssur a nCe: a Guide to enhanCinG the safe t y and Qualit y of serviCes aCronyms AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome HIV human immunodeficiency virus USAID United States Agency for International Development UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS WHO World Health Organization M a le CirCuMCision Qua lit y a ssur a nCe: a Guide to enhanCinG the safe t y and Qualit y of serviCes 5 aCknowledgements