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The 28 September 2023 pre-conference sessions "Reaching the marginalized through a PHC approach towards ending communicable diseases" will provide a platform for a dynamic conversation between WHO leadership, representatives from community based organizations and primary health care (PHC) professionals connecting strategies, community experiences and the PHC workforce.
These analyses support a call to action on intensified efforts to reach men and boys in general and for continued funding for VMMC programmes. The discussion on VMMC sustainability is crucial. UNAIDS and WHO are urging countries to intensify their efforts in scaling up VMMC to global coverage targets (90%), at the same time address programme sustainability.
While the majority of HPV infections in both men and women are asymptomatic, they can result in long-term harm and even death.
Men need to be incorporated into ongoing efforts to control infections and reduce the rates of related disease across the globe.
Almost 1 in 3 men over the age of 15 are infected with at least one genital human papillomavirus (HPV) type, according to a new study published in The Lancet Global Health.