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Last updated: 26 january, 2010 - 11:04 GMT

Cutting HIV

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Male circumcision is increasingly being seen as a key to curbing the spread of HIV and Aids.

The Zimbabwean authorities have been stepping up a nationwide male circumcision campaign in their fight against the pandemic in the country.

Trials in Kenya, Uganda and South Africa have shown that the operation reduces the risk of a man contracting HIV - the virus that causes Aids - by 60 percent.

Journalist Steve Vickers went to find out how the programme has been received.

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