Windhoek — Circumcised men should not develop a sense of security that they are immune to HIV/Aids infection, the Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Richard Kamwi, has warned.
Delivering a ministerial address in the National Assembly yesterday, Kamwi said despite the fact that the World Health Organisation and UNAIDS have concluded that safe male circumcision reduces the risk of heterosexual transmission of HIV infection from women to men by approximately 60 percent, men are still at risk. Kamwi said male circumcision provides only partial protection against HIV and because of its partial protective effect, male circumcision must be considered as part of a comprehensive package of HIV prevention interventions.
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