The World Health Organization wants to bring the PrePex to 14 sub-Saharan African countries
By Times of Israel staff
The World Health Organization is set to approve expanded use of an Israeli developed device that allows medical workers to perform “painless circumcisions.”
The PrePex device, created by Israel-based Circ MedTech, will be granted WHO prequalification on May 31 for use with males age 13 and above in 14 African countries.
Circumcision, the WHO says, is one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of AIDS – which, despite a recent drop in numbers, still affects tens of millions in Africa. There are currently nearly 30 million people suffering from HIV, the root cause of AIDS, in sub-Saharan Africa – an area that accounts for almost 70% of the global total of new HIV infections.
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