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Uganda’s Ministry of Health has started to draft a medical male circumcision policy for HIV prevention, the New Vision/AllAfrica.com reports. “Assessment of the capacity of health units to implement the policy has been conducted,” Sam Zaramba, general director of health services, said.

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