Health NGO Right to Care urges all men in the Ehlanzeni District to go to their nearest clinic for a free medical circumcision.

The chief of the Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Programme at Right to Care, Dr Khumbulani Moyo, said men who are not circumcised can take advantage of Soka Fridays.

You can get circumcised on a Friday and can be back at work on Monday morning.

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Men now have a chance to take extra care to protect themselves and their partners from HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, as the Right to Care has partnered with health centres in each province across South Africa to encourage and make it easy for men to get circumcised, at no charge.

“Circumcision can help prevent HIV by as much as 60% and it also reduces the transmission of HPV, which causes cervical cancer in women. Right to Care has performed over 1.5 million safe circumcisions since 2012. Medical circumcision is done under local unaesthetic and takes only 30 minutes, and there is very little pain involved. Your healthcare worker will tell you everything you need to know, including how to care for your wound,” he said.

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Moyo added that many men worry about the effect circumcision may have on their sex life, but when performed by trained medical professionals at recognised healthcare facilities, it has no adverse effects on sexual function or pleasure. There is also a short healing process.

Those who reside in the Hazyview area can visit Matikwana Hospital.

To find out more about free medical circumcision or to make an appointment at other Right to Care circumcision clinics, call or send a Please Call Me to the Right to Care circumcision call centre on 082 808 6152. You can also find Right to Care on Facebook.

All clinics operate from 07:30 until 16:00.