Abusaleh Shariff explodes the myth of Muslims doing better under Modi rule40,000 Zimbabwean men circumcised in a year
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By IANS,
Harare : More than 40,000 Zimbabwean men have been circumcised so far since the programme began in 2010, in a bid to reduce the risk of HIV, the country's official news agency New Ziana reported.
Officials from the ministry of health and child welfare attributed the high statistics to widespread health awareness campaigns carried out in the southern African country.
Zimbabwe has set a goal of circumcising 1.2 million men by 2015.
Circumcision reduces the risk of HIV in men by approximately 60 percent, Xinhua reported, citing worldwide medical reports.
Sinokuthemba Xaba, Zimbabwe's national male circumcision coordinator, told the New Ziana news agency: "About 11,000 men were circumcised by December 2010 but over 20,000 have been circumcised this year alone."
He said preparations were under way for the launch of a neonatal circumcision programme, where the medical procedure will be performed on male babies right after they are born.
"Neonatal circumcision has not yet been introduced, but preparations are under way. The initial pilot will not be prioritised in the short term due to limited resources but will have long-term plan from 2015 and beyond," he
said.
He said the neonatal male circumcision would also be done free of cost.
He urged the people -- men as well as women -- to use condoms meant for both sexes, and remain faithful to their partners to avoid HIV.
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From the committee of the
From the committee of the South African Medical Association Human Rights, Law & Ethics Committee :
"the Committee expressed serious concern that not enough scientifically-based evidence was available to confirm that circumcisions prevented HIV contraction and that the public at large was influenced by incorrect and misrepresented information. The Committee reiterated its view that it did not support circumcision to prevent HIV transmission."
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CIRCUMCISION PLUS ABC
THE BENEFITS OF CIRCUMCISION ARE MANY. HENCE, CIRCUMCISION CUM ABC IS THE RIGHT SOLUTION
S.M.PASHA
ABC, not circumcision
From the USAID report "LEVELS AND SPREAD OF HIV SEROPREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS: EVIDENCE FROM NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS"
"There appears no clear pattern of association between male circumcision and HIV prevalence—in 8 of 18 countries with data, HIV prevalence is lower among circumcised men, while in the remaining 10 countries it is higher."
http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pdf/CR22/CR22.pdf
The South African National Communication Survey on HIV/AIDS, 2009 found that 15% of adults across age groups "believe that circumcised men do not need to use condoms".
http://www.info.gov.za/issues/hiv/survey_2009.htm
From the committee of the South African Medical Association Human Rights, Law & Ethics Committee :
"the Committee expressed serious concern that not enough scientifically-based evidence was available to confirm that circumcisions prevented HIV contraction and that the public at large was influenced by incorrect and misrepresented information. The Committee reiterated its view that it did not support circumcision to prevent HIV transmission."
The one randomized controlled trial into male-to-female transmission showed a 54% higher rate in the group where the men had been circumcised btw:
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)60998-3/abstract
ABC (Abstinence, Being faithful, and especially Condoms) is the way forward. Promoting genital surgery will cost African lives, not save them.
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