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Article: Roundup: African countries intensify safe male circumcision program
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- May 8, 2007
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Roundup: African countries intensify safe male circumcision
program
HARARE, May 8 (Xinhua) -- African countries are making steady
progress towards mainstreaming issues of safe male circumcision into
its national health policy and program, health officials said on
Tuesday.
Officials attending an on-going meeting on the Eastern and
Southern Africa Male Circumcision Consultation in Harare said the
commitment by the region had helped prevent new HIV infections and
reduce deaths to manageable levels.
Assistant dean at the University of Zambia Dr. Kasande Bowa said
his country had set-up male circumcision sites countrywide to meet
the high demand for the service.
He said a draft policy ...