Men are being encouraged to have vasectomies, as Rwanda launches a campaign to curb population growth.
The Rwanda Health Ministry offers the “no-scalpel” procedure for free, to encourage Rwandan men to share the burden of family planning which has traditionally been the lot of women.
To date about 3000 men have stopped reproduction to comply with family planning program aiming at reducing the birth rate among Rwandan communities.
The Ministry of Health said the Program of encouraging men to have vasectomies started in 2008.
Fidele Kagabo, in charge of Family planning in the Ministry of Health has said the increase of number of men joining family planning was due to the massive sensitization, however, Kagabo said “there is still long way to go.”
Health specialists said some of the challenges the program faces is that some people in the targeted group are not joining because of cultural and religious barriers.
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