Surabaya distributes free condoms<\/p>\n
SURABAYA: The provincial family planning board here has
\ndistributed 100,000 free condoms to support the birth control
\nprogram in the East Java capital city.<\/p>\n
Chief of the board Sugiri Sarief said on Wednesday the move
\nfollowed last year's project in which 150,000 free condoms were
\nhanded out to improve men's participation in the family planning
\nscheme.<\/p>\n
Sugiri said the condoms were distributed mainly in red-light
\ndistricts across the city through local family planning centers
\nand non-governmental organizations.<\/p>\n
He added that condoms had proven effective in preventing HIV,
\nalthough condom users made up only 1 percent of family planning
\nparticipants.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, many sex workers do not insist that their
\ncustomers use condoms, Sugiri said.<\/p>\n
He added that his office would organize an international
\nseminar on reproductive health in either September or October.
\nThe seminar will feature experts from the United States,
\nAustralia, Thailand and the Philippines. -- JP<\/p>",
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