Circumcision Archives

Two charged with murder of boy killed in botched circumcision

Aug 02, 2016 Martha Chikoti 32 &

Two men have been charged with murder after a 13 year-old boy died days after getting circumcised at an initiation camp in Kasungu. Confirming the development to malawi24, public relations officer Edna Mzingwitsa spokesperson identified… ...

Boy bleeds to death after getting circumcised

Jul 30, 2016 Martha Chikoti 128 &

A 13 year-old boy on Monday bled to death at an initiation camp in Kasungu after being circumcised during a traditional ceremony, Police say. Police public relations officer for Kasungu district Edna Mzingwitsa said the… ...

Terrible! Malawian man cuts off boy’s private parts

Jul 24, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 36 &

Police in Dedza district are keeping in custody a 75 year old man for circumcising a child without consent of parents and in the end costing him his private parts. Confirming the arrest Dedza police… ...

Circumcision gone wrong…boy loses penis in Chikhwawa

May 18, 2016 Kondwan Kamanga 425 &

…Family demands K10 million The Malawi Ministry of Health through Chikhwawa DHO has received a notice of intended suit which is demanding Government through Chikhwawa District Hospital to pay k10million in damages for disfigurement and… ...

Circumcision madness in Chiradzulu

Jan 23, 2016 Geoffrey Banda 268 &

...boys outdoing their fathers Population Services International (PSI) has expressed satisfaction with the progress of medical male circumcision work progress in Chiradzulu district which has seen over 11,500 males going under the knife. PSI Service… ...

Malawian men shun circumcision in Kasungu

Dec 04, 2015 Martha Chikoti 142 &

The majority of men in Kasungu district are reportedly shunning circumcision which is being offered by health officials in the area, Malawi24 has been tipped. Medical district health officer for Kasungu, Joremy Nkhambure said since… ...

Malawians blasts the US: ‘We don’t need aid for circumcision’

Oct 25, 2015 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 175 &

...'Of all problems Malawi is facing, they think Male circumcision is top priority?' Malawians have questioned the motives of the US and other Western NGOs that are promoting circumcision despite evidence showing that the questionable… ...