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Circumcision may stop 1.4 mln S.Africa HIV cases (Reuters)

Thursday, 21 December 2006

A recently-circumcised 36-year-old waits to receive a checkup at a clinic in Swaziland's capital Mbabane, February 9, 2006. Widespread male circumcision could prevent some 1.4 million new HIV infections and 800,000 AIDS deaths in South Africa over the next 20 years, a South African research group said on Thursday. (Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters)Reuters - Widespread male circumcision could prevent some 1.4 million new HIV infections and 800,000 AIDS deaths in South Africa over the next 20 years, a South African research group said on Thursday.


 
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