Promoting circumcision as a prophylactic against the spread of HIV/AIDs was a waste of government funds, a Ugandan bishop has warned.
Speaking to a 12 April 2012 gathering of the clergy of the Diocese of West Ankole, Bishop Yona Katoneene of the Diocese of West Ankole called upon the ministry of health to redirect funding from its campaign to encourage male circumcision to one that promotes abstinence.