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Thursday, February 24, 2005

Condom shortage in Africa

The fight against Aids is being hampered by a massive shortage of condoms - only about one-tenth of the 10.8bn needed were available in developing countries in 2003 and there seems little chance of meeting a target of 18.6bn by 2015.

The shortfall is partly due to a lack of funding for the United Nations Population Fund, which has had its income slashed by the Bush administration. The American right has lobbied strongly and successfully against giving money to agencies that support family planning clinics offering advice on abortion.

This is reprehensible. The continent most damaged by the scourge of AIDS and they don't have condoms to protect them? But, then again, abstinence-only education works, doesn't it?

posted by chris at 11:49 AM
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