Rwanda: Medics Urged to Boost Awareness About Health Benefits of Circumcision

1 December 2015

More emphasis on embracing circumcision is needed nationally because it plays a vital part in the HIV virus prevention. Dr Leo Ngeruka, a surgeon at Rwanda Military Hospital, Kanombe, said during an interview with The New Times yesterday.

"A circumcised person has 60 per cent chances of preventing himself from contracting HIV. People however, should know that the medical procedure provides only partial protection," Dr Ngeruka said.

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