The National Aids and STI Control Programme (Nascop) is set to launch the second edition of the National Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) strategy in Kisumu on Friday.
The second national VMMC Strategy which covers from 2014-2019 will be launched at the Tom Mboya Labour College.
The secretary of the Inter Counties Task Force on VMMC, Isaac Oguma said in a statement that the strategy will guide in the implementation of VMMC activities for a five-year period.
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As a result of this program, the national coverage of male circumcision has increased from 85 percent in 2007 to 91 percent in 2012 against a national target of 94%.
In Kisumu County alone, nearly 200,000 males are targeted during the second phase.
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