There is compelling scientific evidence that voluntary male medical circumcision (VMMC) is both safe and significantly reduces a man’s risk of becoming infected with HIV. While there can also be some ...

PHUTHADITJHABA, South Africa (AP) — The 22-year-old Lamkelo Mtyho had no known health issues when he joined his peers, wrapped in blankets and smeared in clay, for the most important ritual of his ...

Traditional circumcision is practiced in more than one ethnic group in Uganda. This letter is about imbalu circumcision among the Bagisu community. On August 3, 2024, bagisu officially opened imbalu ...

JOHANNESBURG — At least 41 young men have died as a result of circumcision procedures as part of traditional initiation activities in South Africa in November and December, authorities said Tuesday.

Naked, covered in white clay mud, and with his penis wrapped in leaves, Abongile Maqegu, 20, sits in a hut in South Africa recovering from his circumcision—a traditional ritual that can prove fatal.

A new report from the Women's HIV Prevention Tracking Project (WHiPT), a collaborative initiative of AVAC and the ATHENA Network, features an unprecedented collection of voices from Kenya, Namibia, ...

As circumcision period approaches in the month of August, Bungoma County residents are anxiously waiting to practice traditional male circumcision (the cut) where 2000 initiates are expected to be ...

There is compelling scientific evidence that voluntary male medical circumcision (VMMC) is both safe and significantly reduces a man’s risk of becoming infected with HIV. While there can also be some ...