Circumcision programme falls short of target

A senior government official yesterday admitted that the much-touted male circumcision programme had failed to achieve its desired results with a paltry 18% of the targeted
800 000 men having gone under the knife so far.

Report by Kupakwashe Makonye Own Correspondent
The Health and Child Welfare ministry TB and Aids unit director Owen Mugurungi told stakeholders during an adolescent sexual and reproductive health conference in Harare on Wednesday that the rate of male circumcision was way below target.

 
He said by July this year, only 71 185 out of the targeted 800 000 had been circumcised.

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