Kenya has managed to bring down the high rate of HIV through a campaign promoting male circumcision but a funding crisis is preventing the effective measure from being rolled out on a wider scale. [youtube]mVrqBdcYs_I&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
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Female circumcision and Ugandan politics
(A comprehensive discussion of female genital mutilation is available here) Although Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM) has been condemned by international bodies as an abuse of human rights, a vast majority of people from the Sebei tribe in Uganda still practice the dangerous tradition. Despite the practice having been banned outright in the eastern African country… Continue reading Female circumcision and Ugandan politics
Mass circumcision in South African Prisions
South African prison ask to be circumcised An incredible number of prisoners in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province are calling upon the authorities to circumcise them to help combat the spread of HIV. Health authorities say they have had more people wanting to be circumcised than their resources can manage and are overwhelmed. World Health Organization… Continue reading Mass circumcision in South African Prisions
Belief in Male Circumcision in Sub-Saharan Africa
New Gallup Numbers, Uganda 66%, Burundi 64%: Too close to call