Circumcising men ‘may slow the spread of Aids’

WITH people dying of Aids in far greater numbers than those who have access to treatment and prevention, male circumcision could be a promising tool in the prevention of transmitting HIV, an international Aids conference in Toronto, Canada, has heard.

Others cautioned that the procedure could give men a false sense of security and may not protect women from contracting the disease.

Former US President Bill Clinton said earlier in the week that while two clinical trials under way in Africa were showing promising results, it would be a “headache” to implement, due to the medical and religious debates surrounding the surgical removal of the foreskin from the penis.