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Zimbabwean MPs to be circumcised

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Press Trust of India London
Last Updated : Jan 20 2013 | 3:44 AM IST

As part of the unique HIV/Aids campaign, the politicians will also be tested for the disease and offered counselling if the results come back positive, the Daily Telegraph reported.

The announcement, according to the report, follows the launch of the Zimbabwe Parliamentarians against HIV and Aids (ZIPAH) campaign last week which is aimed at bringing down the African country's 15 per cent HIV infection rate.

All the 150 male members of the 175-strong group have committed to being circumcised, while its female members are encouraging their husbands and boyfriends to undergo the procedure, the paper said.

Blessing Chebundo, the group's chairman, said ZIPAH members will also disseminate HIV and Aids information in their constituencies.

He said that many MPs had been against the move because if they did not come forward, it would be speculated that they were infected.

"We are beyond worrying about speculation in Zimbabwe,

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First Published: May 21 2012 | 3:35 PM IST

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