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Should South African High Schools Distribute Free Condoms?

School Year Blog: Should South African High Schools Distribute Free Condoms?

Development & Education

Schools are supposed to exercise ‘universal precautions’ to prevent transmission of HIV. Does that include giving out condoms?

Combating Contraception Mythology in South Africa

Health & Medicine

In South Africa, funny hats mark boys’ circumcision, transition to manhood

As legality of circumcision is debated, U.S. group recommends the practice

Health & Medicine

German Jews and Muslims outraged over ban on circumcisions

Circumcision campaign, to fight HIV, underway in Zimbabwe

In an effort to get a handle on its HIV/AIDS infection rate, health officials in Zimbabwe have launched an ambitious campaign to circumcise 1.2 million men in seven years.

Circumcision and AIDS in Uganda

Health & Medicine

Health officials in Uganda would like to promote male circumcision as part of a campaign to reduce HIV/AIDS, but Uganda’s president doesn’t support the idea.

Reporter Threatened Over Female Circumcision Story in Liberia

Conflict & Justice

A journalist in Liberia has gone into hiding after receiving threats related to a story she wrote on female circumcision. Female genital mutilation has received a lot of attention in the Western media; in Liberia remains extremely sensitive.

Botswana’s Infant Circumcision Campaign

Arts, Culture & Media

Officials in Botswana are promoting infant circumcision in a campaign to reduce the spread of HIV.

The World

Circumcising more than One Million Men in Zimbabwe

Arts, Culture & Media

Zimbabwe is planning to circumcise more than a million men in seven years in a effort to reduce the spread of HIV.