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40,000
Zimbabwean circumcised to reduce risk of HIV
Sunday November 20, 2011 05:42:47 PM,
George Joseph,
IANS
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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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