Uganda: Lack of Resources, Political Will Slows Male Circumcision Progress

Kampala — Ugandan men have been seeking medical male circumcision in droves since the government launched a national policy in 2010, but the health system is not equipped to handle the caseload, slowing down the potential HIV prevention benefits of the campaign.

"Communities have shown a lot of interest in male circumcision, but we are not meeting the demand; our target is 80 percent of uncircumcised men but we have only met about 5 percent of that," said Zainab Akol, manager of the Ministry of Health's AIDS Control Programme.

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