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WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DKT International, one of the worlds largest providers of family planning, HIV/AIDS, and safe abortion products and services, is proud to continue its support of World Vasectomy Day (WVD). This year the organization marks its 10th anniversary, with events around the globe throughout November in recognition of this milestone.

World Vasectomy Day is more than just a day; its an important movement to encourage and educate people globally about an often-overlooked form of family planning, and that is encouraging men to share in reproductive responsibilities and become an active part of the conversation, says Chris Purdy, CEO of DKT International.

Demonstrating WVDs commitment to being the largest male-focused family planning movement in history, more than 1,000 participating medical personnel from 30+ countries will provide 15,000 vasectomies in the U.S. and globally throughout the month.

Each year since 2013, WVD has brought its headquarters to a different country. Mexico has been chosen as the 2022 partner because of its unparalleled commitment to this movement. Through an agreement with the Mexican Ministry of Health (MoH), 400 doctors will mobilize to perform 10,000 vasectomies in all 32 Mexican states. The MoHs mobile vasectomy clinic will also be placed at the border of Mexico and Texas, where they will offer free vasectomies for migrants heading north and Americans seeking free services coming south.

Additionally, vasectomies will be provided by mobile clinics in the American Midwest. Planned Parenthood in Missouri will host WVD for a portion of the Midwestern Road trip, when WVDs Medical Advisory Board member, Dr. Esgar Guarin will take his 24-foot mobile trailer throughout Iowa and Missouri and perform 100 free vasectomies. The mobile clinic will be in Missouri from November 2-5 and in Iowa from November 14-18.

WVD will host vasectomy clinics via specially planned events in the Philippines. DKTs offices around the world will also be supporting the occasion with their events focused on the need for men to shoulder some of the responsibility for family planning.

WVD events throughout November include:

WVD will be in Thailand from November 14-17 during the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) alongside DKT International. WVD events at ICFP include:

We thank DKT for its continuous support in growing the World Vasectomy Day movement, adds Jonathan Stack, co-founder of WVD. Our mission for 10 years is to encourage more males to take on a greater role in family planning.

Anyone seeking information about vasectomies, counseling on vasectomy procedures, or who would like to receive a vasectomy is encouraged to attend WVD activities. Virtual attendance is available for those who cannot attend in person.

For more information, please visit https://wvd.org/

DKT International Since 1989, DKT International provides safe and affordable options for family planning and HIV prevention through social marketing in 90 underserved countries throughout Latin America, Africa, and Asia. In 2021, DKT generated 54.2 million Couple Years of Protection (CYPs) through the sale of more than 901 million condoms, 111 million cycles of oral contraceptives, 20 million emergency contraceptives, 19 million injectables, 1.9 million implants, 4.7 million IUDs, 5 million medical abortion (MA) combipacks, and 300,000 manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) kits.

World Vasectomy Day World Vasectomy Day is a registered nonprofit organization. Founded in 2013, WVD is the largest male-focused sexual and reproductive health movement, committed to encouraging and educating the population on the positive inclusion of men in family planning and reproductive health.

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