New modelling studies published in a PLoS collection assess the effects of focusing VMMC programs on narrower client age groups and specific geographic areas. This modelling is assisting decision makers in making more-informed decisions about which strategies and investments to prioritize to achieve their goals for reducing new HIV infections.

• Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention: New Mathematical Models for Strategic Demand Creation Prioritizing Subpopulations by Age and Geography
• Age Targeting of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Programs Using the Decision Makers’ Program Planning Toolkit (DMPPT) 2.0
• Assessing Progress, Impact, and Next Steps in Rolling out Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention in 14 Priority Countries in Eastern and Southern Africa through 2014
• Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention in Malawi: Modeling the Impact and Cost of Focusing the Program by Age and Geography
• Cost and Impact of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention in South Africa: Focusing the Program on Specific Age Groups and Provinces
• Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention in Swaziland: Modeling the Impact of Age Targeting
• The Economic and Epidemiological Impact of Focusing Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention on Specific Age Groups and Regions in Tanzania
• Modeling the Impact of Uganda’s Safe Male Circumcision Program: Implications for Age and Regional Targeting
• Modeling Costs and Impacts of Introducing Early Infant Male Circumcision for Long-Term Sustainability of the Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Program
• Impact and Cost of Scaling Up Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention in the Context of the New 90-90-90 HIV Treatment Targets
• Modeling Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Increased Efforts to Attract Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Clients Ages 20–29 in Zimbabwe
• Investigating Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Program Efficiency Gains through Subpopulation Prioritization: Insights from Application to Zambia
• A Reevaluation of the Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Scale-up Plan in Zimbabwe
• Effectiveness of and Financial Returns to Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention in South Africa: An Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
• The Cost of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in South Africa
• Estimating Client Out-of-Pocket Cost for Accessing Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in South Africa