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Jhpiego’s HIV Expert Kelly Curran Named among Leading Women in Maryland

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Baltimore, MD—Kelly Curran, Jhpiego’s Director of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Diseases, joins a prominent group of business executives, community leaders, health care professionals, educators and lawyers who will be honored Thursday as Leading Women in Maryland by The Daily Record. The award by Maryland’s leading business newspaper honors young women professionals “for the tremendous accomplishments they

25,000th Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention Client in Tanzania’s Iringa Region Encourages All Adult Men to Use Safe, Free Services

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Iringa, Tanzania—A public health campaign to prevent the transmission of HIV in the Iringa region reached a milestone this week: a government-supported, USAID-funded program provided free male circumcision services to more than 25,000 clients. Iringa has the highest prevalence of HIV in Tanzania. Unlike other parts of the country, male circumcision is not a routine