Andre Verani of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) presents the findings and recommendations of an online review of policies addressing authorisation to perform voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) and whether the procedure is included in the minimum health service package in 14 priority countries. 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 1 March 2017.