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Category : Male circumcision
Moonlight Circumcision Offers New Hope in Battle against HIV-AIDS The Star – 21/3/11, Pg. 21
Monday, 21 Mar 2011

Moonlight circumcision is gaining prominence in Nyanza province as people are turning up in large numbers for the cut at night, some due to work related commitments while others due to fear of being seen going for the cut, and the Ministry of Health which has been rooting for the practice seem to

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Male Cut Drive in Slow Start as Old Rites Refuse to Go The Standard, Pg. 18
Thursday, 17 Mar 2011

Unlike Kisumu, where residents embraced the male cut almost by a 100 per cent. Male circumcision has been received with mixed feelings among the Turkana. The community still looks down upon those that practice male circumcision with some locals wondering the essence of removing the foreskin in ma

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Male Circumcision Taken to the Alter Reject Newspaper, Pg. 2
Wednesday, 16 Mar 2011

Pastor Joel Odondi who fourteen years ago shrugged off the idea of male circumcision because it was unheard of in his Luo community is now after circumcision is a crusader of male circumcision, talking to his congregants, fellow pastors, relatives, and friends about the benefits of the procedure.

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What Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention Means for Women Kenya Today, Pg. 23
Monday, 14 Feb 2011

A new report ‘Making Medical Male Circumcision Work For Women’ by Women’s HIV Prevention Tracking Project (WHiPT) documents women’s concerns that medical male circumcision might lead to an increase in heightened stigma for women living with HIV as a result of men&

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Busy During The Day? You Can Now Go For ‘Cut’ At Night Daily Nation, Pg. 32
Wednesday, 16 Feb 2011

Night time male circumcision has been introduced in the Lakeside City of Kisumu, with the male circumcision consortium newsletter saying that offering the programme at night makes it easier to reach 15 to 49 year old men, who are the main target, because a majority in this age group are often at

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