Botched circumcision
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Why is it, that virtually every year teenaged boys die or are mutilated during the initiation.This, when we're told, that initiation is regarded as a wonderful opportunity to disseminate specific messages at a crucial point in the life of an adolescent boy. while many come out suffering from "dehydration, wounds, pneumonia, aseptic penis and gangrene, others are waiting for penis transplant. Year after year the death toll climbs further. What should South Africa do to address the issue of botched circumcision? Our guests on the topic; Deputy Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Mr Obed Bapela, Dr Amir Zarrabi a Urologist at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, at the Stellenbosch University and Nkosi Xolile Ndevu, General Secretary of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa.
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