UNAIDS has set a target to circumcise 90% of men aged 15–29 in eastern and southern Africa by 2021, totalling 27 million voluntary medical male circumcisions, in light of a new systematic review that found circumcision reduces HIV/STD risk and protects women from cervical cancer.

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