Source: AllAfrica.com
Since the announcement of findings that male circumcision can reduce a man's risk of HIV infection through heterosexual sex, thousands of men have opted to be circumcised as a way of protecting themselves against being infected with the virus.
Much as male circumcision does not guarantee 100 per cent protection from contracting the virus that causes AIDS, the mere fact that it reduces the risk of infection by as much as 65 per cent is good news, and an opportunity to build on the fight against the spread of the pandemic.
Unfortunately, there appears to be a move by medical practitioners to cash in on this circumcision craze, by charging up to K350,000 for the operation.
University Teaching Hospital (UTH) management says the response witnessed so far has been overwhelming and it is those who opt to have the operation in high cost private clinics who are paying as much as K350,000.
According to UTH spokesperson Pauline Mbangweta, the operation can also be accessed at the cheaper rate of K10, 000 at low cost clinics.
The only problem with the low cost clinics is that there are so many people on the waiting list and those seeking to have the operation have to wait for almost a month before being attended to.
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