A new primer describes how the SHOPS project worked with the public and private sectors in Namibia to expand coverage of voluntary medical male circumcision. The project helped standardize the fee for the procedure so it could be covered by private insurance as an HIV preventive benefit. Namibia was the first country in the world to do so.

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The SHOPS project is USAID's flagship initiative in private sector health. It works to involve nongovernmental organizations and for-profit entities in addressing the many health needs of people in developing countries. The project focuses on increasing availability, improving quality, and expanding coverage of essential health products and services in family planning and reproductive health, maternal and child health, and HIV/AIDS prevention and care through the private sector.

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