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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How much $$$$$$ did USAID “offer” each poor man in Mozambique to do risky surgery on his genitalia?

Why not respect their cultural values, and simply model proper hygiene for both men and women?

Some religions mandate circumcision on their baby boys, but certainly not all.

Again, cultural respect is essential.

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THIS

And this is why USAID is disliked by so many overseas.  [b]I come from a country that does not normally circumcise.  This is one more example of the US imposing its Western values on other countries.[/b]

Also agree with the other PP who says corruption is rampant in some countries, which makes it much easier to implement these programs there.

Glad this is all coming out.  At the very least there needs to be some honest conversation as to what this agency is doing and WHY we are doing it.  [/quote]

Whatever your personal experience is in your country of origin, it does not accurately reflect the situation in Mozambique.

Prior to scaling up a Voluntary Male Medical Circumcision (VMMC) program, studies were done to establish the MMC rate  by country. PRIOR to VMMC programs, Mozambique had a circumcision rate of 48.4%.  The vast majority of Muslims in Mozambique practice circumcision as well as some non-Muslim ethnicities. Circumcision is a traditional practice in Mozambique, not something imposed by Westerners.

The VMMC programs are entirely voluntary and merely seek to offer medical circumcision which is slightly different from the traditional circumcision and thus is more effective at limiting HIV spread.

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0100775#:~:text=Circumcision%20is%20also%20frequently%20practiced,are%20presented%20in%20Table%20S2.

There is a discussion to be had about how to spend US Foreign Assistance, but it should be done on the basis of fact not uninformed fear-mongering.

BTW, you do not seem at all interested in "honest" conversation about USID programs and even less interested in information about "why" we are doing USAID programs. [/quote]

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