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UNFPA gives Zambia condom dispensers in HIV/AIDS fight

Xinhua, January 27, 2017 Adjust font size:

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has given Zambia 250 condom dispensers to be distributed to provinces with high HIV prevalence rates, said a statement released on Friday.

The condom dispensers have been provided under a Condomize Campaign, a joint effort aimed at promoting the use of condoms in HIV prevention in the southern African nation.

This is the second donation the UN agency has made to Zambia at a total cost of 64,650 U.S. dollars, it added.

The UNFPA said it had continued to support access to male and female condoms as part of efforts to reduce new HIV infections, prevention of sexually transmitted infections, and reduction on unintended pregnancies.

Scaling up the use of male and female condoms is also expected to contribute to reducing stigma associated with condom use for sexually active individuals, it said.

Five of Zambia's 10 provinces have HIV prevalence rates above the national rate that currently stands at 11.6 percent of adults aged 15 to 49. Endit