“THERE are already queues of men demanding circumcision,” says Mark Stirling, regional director of UNAIDS for Eastern and Southern Africa. His team has been investigating how to help African governments meet this sudden and unexpected surge in demand for male circumcisions.
Last week, Swaziland became the first African country to make voluntary circumcision more widely available, eventually hoping to offer it to any man who is sexually active. Another four – Lesotho, Zambia, Tanzania and Kenya – have already consulted the public on the issue and are deciding whether to follow suit.
So why are African men swarming to volunteer for a…
