Tag Archives: CONDOMS

Hundreds of thousands of condoms, mosquito nets and tuberculosis drugs worth $100,000 (£77,000) are alleged to have disappeared from a warehouse operated by the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa). They are believed to have been stolen and resold on the black market and to private chemists, according to the UN’s …

The Eastern Regional Office of Ghana AIDS Commission says it will reactivate distribution of condoms to non-traditional condom sale outlets ahead of the Valentine’s day celebration. The move by the commission is to ensure availability and enhance accessibility to condoms for protection by people who may opt to have sexual …

  Managers of Ghana Sewerage System Limited in Accra have cautioned residents in and around Accra to desist from contaminating liquid waste with solid ones such as aborted foetuses and other foreign materials. According to the handlers of faecal waste in the country, the practice does not only increase their …

The Ghana Aids Commission chalked some notable successes at the end of 2020 as it was focused on achieving its mandate. One of the most recognizable achievements was the reduction of new infections from 20,068 in 2019 to 17,581 in 2020. This was captured in the 2021 budget presented by …

The world’s biggest maker of condoms warned of a global shortage as supply falls by almost 50% while its stockpile is set to last for just another two months. Malaysia-based Karex Bhd., which makes one out of every five condoms worldwide, only restarted its factories on Friday after a week-long closure, working …