Ronald H. Gray
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| Married To: |
| Maria Wawer |
| Colleagues & Benefactors: |
| Maria Wawer Robert C. Bailey Bertran Auvert Brian J. Morris Aaron Tobian Thomas Quinn |
| Funded By: |
| Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Johns Hopkins National Institutes of Health |
| Ronald Gray with his wife, and colleague, Maria Wawer. |
Ronald Gray is a North American circumcision proponent and biased researcher looking for justifications to roll-out mass circumcision programs around the world. He headed one of the three RCTs being used by the WHO to endorse circumcision as HIV prevention.[1] At their clinic, a music video promoting circumcision plays continuously.[2][3] He sometimes goes by the name Ron.[4]
Ronald Gray's RCT
Of the three RCTs being used by the WHO to promote circumcision as HIV prevention, Gray supervised the RCT that was carried out in Uganda.[5] Two other RCTs were supervised by Robert C. Bailey and Bertran Auvert respectively. All three RCTs were funded by the American National Institutes of Health.[6]
In 2010,[7] and again in 2011,[4] Gray published studies with Brian J. Morris.
Quotes
We've never used surgery to prevent an infectious disease. It's a completely new concept, a new paradigm. How can we train all the surgeons to do this procedure and equip them.
It's been hard to change policy, because this is a whole new paradigm. We've never used surgery to prevent an infectious disease. Policy makers have to really take some time to wrap their minds around it.
It's taken longer than I would like to see these programs emerge.
If you were to ask me, should the U.S. be promoting circumcision, my answer would be, ‘no,’ What I do think ought to be the policy is that parents should be informed about the potential protective effects.
References
- ↑ "Information Package on Male Ci rcumcision and HIV Prevention". World Health Organization. http://www.who.int/hiv/mediacentre/infopack_en_1.pdf. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
- ↑ "Rakai Project". JohnsHopkinsSPH. YouTube. 2010-10-01. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mXFdXJaG8k#t=8m37s. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
- ↑ "Rakai Male Circumcision Video By Stephen Mugamba Feat Jemima Sanyu.mpg". smugamba. YouTube. 2010-06-06. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rtEdNl322Q. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Morris, Brian James; Ron Gray, Xavier Castellsagué, F. Xavier Bosch, Daniel T. Halperin, C. A. Hankins, and Jake H. Waskett (2011-03-09). "The Strong Protective Effect of Circumcision Against Cancer of the Penis". Advanced in Urology. http://www.hindawi.com/journals/au/aip/812368/. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ↑ Gray RH. Kigozi G, Serwadda D, et al. Male circumcision for HIV prevention in men in Rakai, Uganda: a randomised trial. Lancet 2007;369:557-66.
- ↑ "The Use of Male Circumcision to Prevent HIV Infection". Doctors Opposing Circumcision. 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-03-05. http://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/info/HIVStatement.html. Retrieved 2011-03-05. "...funding from the United States National Institutes of Health to conduct randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in Africa."
- ↑ Gray RH, Bailey RC, Morris BJ (June 2010). "Keratinization of the adult male foreskin and implications for male circumcision". AIDS 24 (9): 1381; author reply 1381–2. doi:10.1097/QAD.0b013e3283392555. PMID 20559044.