These days HIV is one of deadly disease for mankind. So many efforts are being taken to spread it but still we are witnessing increase in number of HIV patients all over the world. Some time back I had gone through an article on HIV that says Circumcision can reduce the rate of HIV infections among heterosexual men by around sixty percent. 
Now New York City is considering promoting circumcision among the city’s men might help to reduce the spread of HIV there. The circumcision was very successful in in Africa, cutting the infection rate by 60 percent in circumcised Ugandans, Kenyans and South Africans compared with their intact compatriots.
On 28 March, WHO and UNAIDS endorsed it as a means of reducing HIV spread. But circumcision will be effective for men who only have sex with women. So do you think that similar strategy can be follow for New York, where sex between men and infection through intravenous drug are common?
According to Kim Dickson who chaired UNAIDS/WHO working group says,
At this point, we don’t have data to support circumcision as a public health measure in epidemics mainly driven by men who have sex with men, and intravenous drug use.
But New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is denying about any circumcision campaign. However, she said,
We are beginning discussions with our community partners and the medical community to learn whether the compelling findings [from Africa] may be helpful in fighting HIV in New York.
