Male circumcision offers partial protection to HIV negative males who have unprotected sex with HIV positive females.

Male circumcision protects males against various Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDS) and STI’s. Uncircumcised men are more likely to harbour the cancer-causing HUMAN PAPILOMA VIRUS (HPV) in their fore skin.

Circumcision therefore offers protection from prostate cancer, and it also offers protection from ulcerative sexually transmitted disease including genital herpes, syphilis and cancroids.

Safe Male circumcision further offers protection from retraction of the glands [head of the penis] and other recurrent infections of the foreskin which leads to loss of skin elasticity. It also offers protection from balanitis, inflammation of the head of penis and protect from thrush caused by Candida.

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We are told by a source in UPDF that 2.5 billion shillings would be used on improving the health of Ugandans in Kasese and the nearby districts, to transport soldiers to attend the function, make telephone calls, and organise a cocktail for the invited guests.

The money will also be used to conduct HIV-testing, counseling on HIV, run free male circumcision, immunization, fumigation of health centres in Kasese region, de-worming Ugandans to host district and show HIV films to people in Kasese.

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Speaking at the inauguration of health week in the parliamentary commission Kadaga said that the proposal for mandatory tasting was made last year but government is yet to take action.

She said that other countries have adopted the tradition and it has worked well for them

Kadaga also called upon government to fulfill the president’s pledge in the manifesto for putiing aside a fund for the vaccination of children against cancer. She called upon the mps to support the program in order to fight the increase of cancer in Uganda.

Incidences of cancer are on the increase in Uganda due to lifestyle changes such as increased consumption of fatty foods, alcohol, heavy smoking and little exercises.

The activities of the week will include among others; voluntary counseling and testing, blood donation, safe medical male circumcision, breast and cervical cancer screening, health fitness checks and exhibition from medical science providers.

By Isaac Senabulya

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Officials from the ministry of Health revealed that the prevalence of safe male circumcision must be increased from the current 25 % to at least 40% to have a remarkable impact against new HIV Infections in the country.

Dr. Alex Opio from the Ministry of Health says that Scientific studies both in Uganda and beyond have proved that Safe Male Circumcision reduces the chances of *HIV* and other Sexually Transmitted infections by 60%.

He says that with the Safe Male Circumcision that primarily targets males between 14- 55 years will supplement the existing prevention strategies to tremendously reverse the 6.4% HIV prevalence.

The senior Medical Officer at the Health Ministry Dr Albert Okui explains that the government policy in place aims at increasing the scale of safe male circumcision as a new tool of reducing HIV infections.

He however noted the ministry of health is still battling with the culture and religious myths among the public surrounding Safe Male Circumcision despite the numerous health benefits associated with the practice of male circumcision.

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The circumcision being offered free of charge has been launched in Mukono by the Makerere Walter Reed Project and will be continuous as one of the protective measure by the international health agency to scale down HIV contraction.

Speaking to some of the male soon after undergoing the males medical circumcision men in the benefitting district of Mukono had this to say.

 Mukono HIV/AIDS officer Dr. Anthony Konde asks all sexually active males in the district to come and benefit from the free services.

Meanwhile, Dr. Fred Magala, the project coordinator for Walter Reed Project says they are targeting to circumcise 4 million men in the next 5 years period.

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Religious leaders say medical people will have packaged their massage about male circumcision to encourage people to practice sexual immorality.

Church leaders mentioned preaching faithfulness for married couples and call for abstinence for the pre-marital sex as the key strategies to prevent HIV infection.

The Archdeacon of All Saints church in Bushenyi, reverend canon Tibikoma Norbert says the church can’t compromise its stand on morality by supporting the safe male circumcision campaign.

The government is currently promoting male circumcision as another key strategy in the fight against HIV spread after medical studies confirmed that circumcised men are less likely to get infected or infect their sexual partners with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

However, Reverend Tibikoma says that the packaging of the campaign gives people the license of committing more adultery and sexual promiscuity among the youth.

Also see

Pros and cons of medical male circumcision Medicine Net

Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention in Uganda– Uganda Aids Commission

Ethical and other issues in male circumcision for HIV Prevention Journal of Medical Ethics

The Intactivists- a movement against male circumcision

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