The World Health Organization (WHO; 2007), the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS; 2007), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; 2008) state that evidence indicates male circumcision significantly reduces the risk of HIV acquisition by men during penile-vaginal sex, but also state that circumcision only provides partial protection and should be considered only in conjunction with other proven prevention measures.
On May 10, 3:35 pm, Bruce Majors <[email protected]> wrote: > Philippine city holds 'circumcision party' > May 7, 2011 > APhttp://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/SEAsia/Story/STIStory_665931... > > Reynaldo Reyes, 12, holds his shorts as he walks past a group of boys > waiting for their turn during an 'Operation Circumcision' at a basketball > court in Paranque city, metro Manila. -- PHOTO: REUTERS > MANILA (Philippines) - HUNDREDS of boys in a Philippine > city turned out on Saturday for a day-long 'circumcision party' to > provide a safe, free procedure for a rite of passage that most local > males undergo as preteens. > > Some boys cried in their mothers' arms while others bit their shirts to > stifle sobs as doctors carried out the surgery on dozens of makeshift > operating tables inside a sports stadium in Marikina city > east of Manila. Outside, other boys lined up to await their turn. > > 'I'm a big boy now,' one boy who had just finished the surgery bragged. > Officials said the event - touted in a press statement > as a 'circumcision party' - aims to promote safe circumcision and to > offer to poor residents free surgery that would otherwise cost at least $40 > (S$50) in private hospitals. > > As of mid-afternoon, nearly 1,500 boys aged 9 years and up had been > circumcised while many were still waiting in line, city health > officer Dr Alberto Herrera said. In the Philippines, pre-adolescent and > adolescent boys traditionally are circumcised during summer school break > from March to May. In rural areas, the surgery is sometimes performed by > non-doctors using crude methods. > > The city also hopes to establish a world record for the number of people > attending a mass circumcision. > > 'We applied for the Guinness Book of World Records and we are recording > everything so we can send all the data to them and hopefully it will be > recognised,' Vice-Mayor Jose Fabian Cadiz said. > Marikina, the country's shoemaking capital, was recognised by Guinness in > 2002 for creating what was then the world's biggest pair of shoes. > > ********************************************************************* > > WORLD VIEW NEWS SERVICE > > To subscribe to this group, send an email to: > [email protected] > > To leave this list, send an email to: > [email protected] > > NEWS ARCHIVE IS OPEN TO PUBLIC VIEWhttp://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/wvns/ > > Please consider contributing to WVNS today. > Email [email protected] ! > > __._,_.___ > Reply to > sender<[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20Philippine%20city%20holds%20%27circumcision%20pa > rty%27%09%09>| > Reply > to > group<[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20Philippine%20city%20holds%20%27circumcisio > n%20party%27%09%09>| > Reply > via web > post<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wvns/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJxcDFrZ3NwBF9TAzk3...>| > Start > a New > Topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wvns/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJlYXIzYXZyBF9TAzk3...> > Messages in this > topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wvns/message/12492;_ylc=X3oDMTM2OGZydDN...>( > 1) > Recent Activity: > > - New > Members<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wvns/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJmdGM2c281BF9TA...> > 31 > > Visit Your > Group<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wvns;_ylc=X3oDMTJlOW5lMm9yBF9TAzk3MzU5N...> > MARKETPLACE > > Stay on top of your group activity without leaving the page you're on - Get > the Yahoo! Toolbar > now.<http://global.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=15obhfmcl/M=493064.14543979.14365478....> > ------------------------------ > > Find useful articles and helpful tips on living with Fibromyalgia. Visit the > Fibromyalgia Zone > today!<http://global.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=15oic4jnf/M=493064.14543977.14365476....> > [image: Yahoo! > Groups]<http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJkZGhtOWRmBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycEl...> > Switch to: > Text-Only<[email protected]?subject=Change+Delivery+Format:+Traditional>, > Daily Digest <[email protected]?subject=Email+Delivery:+Digest> • > Unsubscribe <[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe> • Terms > of Use <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> > . > > __,_._,___ -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
