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IN THE NEWS: KZN rolls out dodgy circumcision Klamp despite questions
HIV activists and senior doctors have called for an urgent investigation into the continued rollout of a controversial male circumcision device in KwaZulu-Natal.IN THE NEWS: Workshop tackles initiation issues ahead of season
A workshop on safe circumcision has been held in Limpopo ahead of the winter season when thousands of young men are once again expected to attend initiation schools.ANALYSIS: Bona article doesn’t cut it
By framing neonatal circumcision purely as a matter of parents’ beliefs, Bona magazine fails to properly inform its readers of the HIV-prevention benefits that this procedure offers.Working to tackle HIV infection
At a two day conference held in Durban this week Sabcoha (South African Business Coalition on HIV) announced they would be putting forward a 5-year strategy to aid government's promotion of HIV education in the workplace. They will also assist in upgrading health care facilities near places of work making them more accessible.Female condoms: More power to you
The Bigfoot of HIV prevention is back. The female condom is in the spotlight again, but its lack of popularity raises awkward questions around what the government is doing to protect women from HIV while MMC campaigns receive the lions-share of the prevention attention.Dispelling HIV myths: Knowledge is power
The Mail & Guardian’s Bonitas health supplement does a sterling job of dispelling common myths around HIV.More on the foreskin furore
An article appearing in the Mail & Guardian makes sensationalist and incorrect comments around a study of circumcision and HIV prevention.
Traditional initiation season: The good, the bad and the ugly
In the wake of tragic but anticipated reports of injury and death linked to traditional initiation in general and circumcision in particular, communities are welcoming home circumcised men who left but a month ago as boys.Campaign confirms that the cut ‘is kind’
Three years and more than 20 000 circumcisions later the Orange Farm mass circumcision project has seen a 75% reduction in new HIV infections and a 55% reduction in HIV prevalence.Page 1 of 1 pages
