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1. PSI at the Clinton Global Initiative 2012 Annual Meeting

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   PSI President and CEO Karl Hofmann attended the Clinton Global Initiative 2012 Annual Meeting held in New York City this September. He provided an exciting progress update describing how a 2006 CGI commitment to pilot a voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) project in...

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2. Surgery Gap in Sub-Saharan Africa Threatens Progress

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   More people in Sub-Saharan African need surgery today than there are people living with HIV/AIDS. It is estimated that 56 million people in sub-Saharan Africa need surgery ranging from cesarean sections to cataract surgery. A recent article by Sarika Bansal for the New York...

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3. World Population Day 2012

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   For more than 40 years PSI has been driven by its mission to provide women and couples with universal access to family planning — and with good reason. This year nearly 222 million women and couples who hope to delay or avoid pregnancy will have little more than hope to...

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4. In Zimbabwe, Lawmakers Circumcised in Anti-AIDS Drive

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   (From AFP) HARARE, June 22, 2012 — Male lawmakers in Zimbabwe underwent voluntary circumcision in a new public drive to curb the spread of HIV, which affects about one in 10 people in the southern African country. A handful of lawmakers stepped into a mobile clinic set up...

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5. World No Tobacco Day Commemorated May 31

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   On May 31, nations around the globe commemorate World No Tobacco Day. Currently, approximately 5.4 million people die each year due to tobacco-related illnesses. The WHO estimates the number of deaths will increase to 8 million annually by 2030. Nearly 80% of the more than...

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