News
Bridging the divide on male circumcision in war on Aids
Luo Council of elders Chairman Meshack Riaga Ogallo (centre) consults with Prime Minister Raila Odinga during a forum on male circumcision as a way of controling HIV/AIDS in Kisumu. With them is Public Health Minister Anyang' Nyong'o (left). Photo/JACOB OWITI
Posted Tuesday, September 23 2008 at 22:11
Abstinence
Dr Cherutich asked people to integrate male circumcision with known programmes such as counselling, abstinence and testing. “This is a preventive package that reduces the risk of HIV infection, but does not eliminate it,” he said.
Prof Agot, who was the study coordinator in Kisumu was ecstatic that they had finally jumped over the hurdle.
“In the idiom of the youths, I can say tumetoboa (we have made it). But it’s now time to settle down to work,” she said.
She said that the next major step was the official launch of the national policy on male circumcision.
In the meantime, the director of medical services is expected to send a circular that will give the go-ahead for the services to begin.
“Previously our hands have been tied and all that we have done was training. We now want to move into service provision,” Prof Agot said.
-
Submitted by Cool-guyPosted September 25, 2008 04:02 PM
-
Submitted by winsley
Politics or not, HIV infection rate reduction etc,etc XXXX whatever the reason, we have to be responsible in our lives and i believe being circumcised and iresponsible in you sexual escapades is worse than being Uncircumcied and careful in your way of life, all in all prevention is better that cure and better safe than sorry later.So my dear breathreans "GO FOR THE CUT"
Posted September 25, 2008 10:58 AM -
Submitted by Totti
I think what the Luo's should be told is that circumcision alone cannot prevent one from getting HIV. Abstinence and the use of condoms will. I'm scared now that they will be circumcised, they will engage in reckless sex just because they were 'told' that one cannot be infected.
Posted September 25, 2008 10:28 AM -
Submitted by TLCTugger
This is so unfortunate and really embarrassing. The Luo are right about circumcision. It is very insulting to suggest Africans can't grasp condom use, so instead must endure risky surgery which takes away a great deal of pleasure-receptivity with little proven benefit. In the US, most of the men who have died of AIDS were circumcised at birth. How on earth did Western doctors convince Africans to amputate the best part of the penis? No national medical association on earth endorses routine circumcision.
Posted September 25, 2008 01:25 AM -
Submitted by SJ502
Right...the benefits of 'the cut' are immense. Adapting to the Change might take a while,what matters now is the direction things have taken....Doctrez: general hygiene and morality options appear to have lost in the fight aganist HIV/AIDS, even that 'cut' and condomn use appear to fair badly in the 'cut' communities. BigQ is why chance it? Go get the cut!
Posted September 24, 2008 11:05 PM
RSS
Circumission is a good but a piece of mind is the best in oneself.We should not be confident that one with a cut is less risky to HIV.One lives his/her own life, your choice is what you will live for.One should look at his own ways not the ways of the knife only,i do agree with the knife,but it your action that speaks of you not the "CUT".