According to the WHO, male circumcision reduces the risk of heterosexually acquiring HIV in men by about 60 percent. Fortunately circumcision is a common ritual in Africa, although traditional methods cause a loot of botched procedures n young male children. So a circumcision device made by Israeli’s PrePex is used in many African countries to reduce the number of young males who die in botched initiation ceremonies,
Sadly, the origin of the device is , provoking an outcry from unions in South Africa. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), a key ally of the ruling African National Congress, is opposed to the government doing Israel, a country the unions consider a pariah because of solidarity with the Palestinians.
“ Sizwe Pamla, a spokesman for a public sector union said: “We need to boycott everything that comes from that pariah state.” Pamla said nurses affiliated to COSATU will refuse to perform circumcisions using the PREPEX device.