Dean Peacock of Sonke Gender Justicer reports on the state of men’s health, the links between health and traditional concepts of masculinity, and an analysis of policies addressing the health of men and boys in 14 countries in eastern and southern Africa. He gave this presentation at the Meeting on Implementing the 2017-2021 Framework for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for the Eastern and Southern Africa Region in Durban, South Africa, on 28 February 2017.