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Combating HIV – neonatal circumcision is effective and cost-effective too …

A study carried out under the aegis of the Rwandan Ministry of Health recommends that boys should be circumcised as early as possible. As it has been shown that circumcision is effective in helping to prevent infection with HIV – which can then lead to AIDS – some African states have been proposing that this procedure be applied to the entire male population. According to Dr Agnès Binagwaho of the Rwandan Ministry of Health, priority should be given to circumcising newborn male infants. For one thing, the risk of complications appears to be far lower among infants. Another argument is that (...)

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