A surgeon (R) opens the pants of Fred Natsambwa (C), 22, during a circumcision ceremony in Bududa District, in eastern Uganda on August 30, 2008. For the Bugisu, the dominant tribe in Eastern Uganda, a circumcision is a required event in a young man's progression to adulthood. Recent studies conducted in Uganda, South Africa and Kenya all indicate that medical male circumcision can reduce HIV transmission by as much as 60%, according to Dr. Alex Opio, a HIV expert with Uganda's health ministry. As a result, the government is developing a plan to promote circumcision across the country.
Sam Natsambwa, 23, dances with a chicken given to him by his uncle during his circumcision ceremony in Bududa District, in eastern Uganda on August 30, 2008. For the Bugisu, the dominant tribe in Eastern Uganda, a circumcision is a required event in a young man's progression to adulthood. Recent studies conducted in Uganda, South Africa and Kenya all indicate that medical male circumcision can reduce HIV transmission by as much as 60%, according to Dr. Alex Opio, a HIV expert with Uganda's health ministry. As a result, the government is developing a plan to promote circumcision across the country.
Sam Natsambwa, 23, rests after his circumcision ceremony in Bududa District, in eastern Uganda on August 30, 2008. For the Bugisu, the dominant tribe in Eastern Uganda, a circumcision is a required event in a young man's progression to adulthood. Recent studies conducted in Uganda, South Africa and Kenya all indicate that medical male circumcision can reduce HIV transmission by as much as 60%, according to Dr. Alex Opio, a HIV expert with Uganda's health ministry. As a result, the government is developing a plan to promote circumcision across the country.
Sam Natsambwa, 23, rests after his circumcision ceremony in Bududa District, in eastern Uganda on August 30, 2008. For the Bugisu, the dominant tribe in Eastern Uganda, a circumcision is a required event in a young man's progression to adulthood. Recent studies conducted in Uganda, South Africa and Kenya all indicate that medical male circumcision can reduce HIV transmission by as much as 60%, according to Dr. Alex Opio, a HIV expert with Uganda's health ministry. As a result, the government is developing a plan to promote circumcision across the country.
Fred Natsambwa (C), 22, dances after he was circumcised in Bududa District, in eastern Uganda on August 30, 2008. For the Bugisu, the dominant tribe in Eastern Uganda, a circumcision is a required event in a young man's progression to adulthood. Recent studies conducted in Uganda, South Africa and Kenya all indicate that medical male circumcision can reduce HIV transmission by as much as 60%, according to Dr. Alex Opio, a HIV expert with Uganda's health ministry. As a result, the government is developing a plan to promote circumcision across the country.
Bloodstained trousers lay at the feet of Sam Natsambwa, 23, after his circumcision ceremony in Bududa District, in eastern Uganda on August 30, 2008. For the Bugisu, the dominant tribe in Eastern Uganda, a circumcision is a required event in a young man's progression to adulthood. Recent studies conducted in Uganda, South Africa and Kenya all indicate that medical male circumcision can reduce HIV transmission by as much as 60%, according to Dr. Alex Opio, a HIV expert with Uganda's health ministry. As a result, the government is developing a plan to promote circumcision across the country.
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