Gender - CHAPS to pilot new medical male circumcision device

On Sakhisizwe today, we spoke to Dr Dino Rech - Medical Director of the Centre for HIV and AIDS Prevention Studies or CHAPS to tell us more about a new medical male circumcision device that they want to pilot in South Africa. The Centre for HIV and AIDS Prevention Studies hopes the new medical male circumcision device which is a pain-free alternative to surgical circumcision will assist government in reaching its target of circumcising more than four million males by 2016. The device, known as PrePex, will be piloted in four provinces Gauteng, North West, Northern Cape and Mpumalanga in the next few months. The pilot studies will assess whether this device is suited to the South African context, what messages should be communicated to communities and how much time is needed for the wound to heal. For further information you can contact CHAPS on (011) 484 8068 or visit www.chaps.org.za