More than 36 boys and infants have lost their manhood in the ongoing HIV-prevention male circumcision programme.
An assessment of the programme in 15 countries published last week, shows Kenya and South Africa to have by far the highest number of injuries.“These boys have suffered injuries that may cause permanent disfigurement, functional impairments, and lifelong psychological impact,” said the report by the Ministry of Health and several US State agencies.For more than a decade the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has been funding anti-HIV male circumcision in 15 Eastern and Southern African countries including Kenya.Over the period, the programme has gained some notoriety in Kenya, with several donor reports documenting data manipulation, unethical practices and serious injuries especially to young boys.
Last year a report by Kenya Medical Research Institute accused implementers of recruiting underage children, bribing them, cutting them without parental consent, engaging unqualified circumcisers and even inadequate stitching of the boys.
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