Uganda: Free Underwear Persuade Men to Go for Circumcision
[Monitor] The distribution of free underwear for males after undergoing Safe Medical Circumcision (SMC) in Moroto District has boosted the program. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - June 15, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Uganda: Free Underwear Persuades Men to Go for Circumcision
[Monitor] The distribution of free underwear for males after undergoing Safe Medical Circumcision (SMC) in Moroto District has boosted the program. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 15, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Tanzania: TACAIDS Calls for Early 'Cut' for Male Infants to Curb Further HIV/ Aids Spread
[Daily News] The Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS) is calling for priority attention to the initiative code-named Early Infant Male Circumcision (EIMC) in efforts to quickly meet three zeros in the fight against HIV/AIDS. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 30, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Debunking Male Circumcision Myths
[New Era] Windhoek -For a very long ago time it was believed by many that men could only be circumcised for cultural purposes. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 26, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Rwanda: University of Rwanda Surgical Students in Voluntary Circumcision Awareness Campaign
[New Times] Surgical students at University of Rwanda have launched an HIV prevention mobilisation week through voluntary medical male ircumcision. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 18, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Mum to sue GP for circumcision 'assault' on son
The doctor involved, Balvinder Mehat of Nottingham, is alleged to have carried out the procedure when the baby, whose parents are separated, was taken to visit his father ’s family. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 14, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Acute foreskin strangulation injury due to bathing suit mesh entrapment - Krishnan A, McCormick B, Swana H, Rich M.
Genital injury can occur at any age of life but is most common in the pediatric population. Hair-tourniquets and circumcision procedures are the most common causes of penile injury in children. Foreskin trauma, aside from zipper related injuries, is sparse... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 9, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Improved Circumcision Device On Cards
[The Herald] Manufacturers of the only non-surgical male circumcision device, prepex, are working on improving the process to mitigate associated risks like tetanus. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 25, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Swaziland: Swazi Circumcision Drive Failing
[Swazi Media] As the discredited campaign to circumcise men in Swaziland to prevent HIV infection continues to fail, two government ministries are now targeting schoolboys. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 21, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Africa: Making Circumcision Safer for Young Men With Bleeding Disorders
[The Conversation Africa] Circumcision is the oldest and most frequent surgical procedure in the world. In some cultures, it marks a clear break from childhood to adulthood. But, reports of young men dying during traditional initiation rites due to spontaneous bleeding are devastating. The Conversation Africa's Health and Medicine Editor Joy Wanja Muraya asked Dr Peter Kibet Shikuku for his views on a safe circumcision programme in Kenya for boys with haemophilia - a bleeding disorder. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 20, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Does Circumcision Expose Men to Tetanus?
[The Herald] Unimmunised men who undergo circumcision using prepex device (popularly known as Ring), risk tetanus infection through wounds on their organs, it has been learnt. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 17, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Kenya: Male Circumcision Lowers Risk of HIV, Reveals Study
[Nation] Male circumcision reduces the colonies of bacteria found on the penis which increase the risk of contracting HIV, a new study has shown. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 29, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Men say the key to more enjoyable sex is circumcision
A new study, from the University of Chicago, has found that men who undergo circumcisions not only enjoy sex more after the operation but are also able to perform better in bed. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
State insurers seek to save patients from 'surprise bills'
Dana thought she knew what to expect when she delivered her baby at South Shore Hospital. The hospital was in her insurance network, she received an epidural to help with the pain, and she delivered a healthy baby boy without complications.
But weeks later, Dana (who asked that we not to use her last name for privacy reasons) got an unexpected surprise: a separate bill for the anesthesiologist for thousands of dollars, and a $2,000 bill for her son's circumcision.
Though the hospital was in her… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 13, 2017 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Jessica Bartlett Source Type: news
Uganda: Uganda Registers a Decline in Male Circumcision Numbers
[Monitor] Kampala -Uganda has registered a drastic decline in the number of voluntary medical male circumcisions (VMMC) from 900,000 procedures conducted annually in the past years to 556,000 in 2015. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 8, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
