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High Demand For Circumcision In AIDS-Hit Swaziland

Circumcision makes it comeback in Swaziland, years after it was banned by a king who reigned during the 19th century// The religious practice was apparently banned as the king (King Mswati II) felt that men recovering from the surgical procedure were diverted from waging war. ....This situation has however, changed now. Thanks to the AIDS research that showed that the ritual may help restrict th...

Men queue up for Circumcision In Swaziland To Prevent HIV/AIDS

There is a dramatic shift in attitudes toward circumcision in Swaziland, which has one of the world's // lowest rates of the practice and one of the highest HIV prevalence rates. ..Circumcision, once widely viewed as unmanly, it is making a sudden comeback in the country since the publication of a South African study that finds the practice could reduce the risk of contracting HIV. ..Accordi...

Swaziland And Lesotho Sees Sharp Increase In AIDS/HIV Population

An UN official has said that the AIDS/HIV population has been consistently increasing in Swaziland with nearly 43 percent of its population being infected, including more than half of all pregnant women aged 25-29. // ....Swaziland and Lesotho, with a prevalence rate of 25 percent, are the African countries most struck by the spread of the virus despite frantic efforts by their governments to d...

Soaring Rates Of HIV Infection In Swaziland

The incidence of HIV/AIDS continues to soar in many countries of sub-Saharan Africa, despite national and international efforts to curb the AIDS pandemic. //Out of the 5 million new HIV/AIDS infections recorded every year worldwide, nearly 3.2 million cases were in sub-Saharan Africa. This approximates to 64% of the total global incidence of HIV/AIDS. ..The high incidence of HIV/AIDS makes it im...

HIV/AIDS Program To Benefit Communities In Swaziland

The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare’s Health Education Unit (HEU) in Swaziland has launched a unique HIV/AIDS prevention program for more than 40 communities in the country. // ....The campaign called 'STEPS for the Future' attempts to get the people thinking abut HIV AIDS through documentaries. National Emergency Response Council on HIV and AIDS (NERCHA) Public Relations Officer Nana Mdlu...

Bush Administration Proposes End of Funding of Anti-AIDS Program in Swaziland

Swaziland will soon see an end to the funds that was provided by the US administration towards the anti HIV program through // subsidized circumcisions to men in Swaziland. ..According to the U.S. Agency for International Development it had only recently learned of the program and that it violated government policy supporting study of circumcision but not services offering the procedure. ..Over t...