THE Mpumalanga health department has bought more than 900000 female condoms — but it wants to know what women think of them before they supply any more. Health liaison officer in the HIV/AIDS section, Thandazo Mdluli, said the condoms, expected this month, are part of a pilot project to determine women’s feelings about using the condoms. The condoms are ordered from a London-based company. “We want to ensure that women are satisfied with the condoms before we decide whether or not to supply them regularly,” Mdluli said. She did not know what the initial consignment would cost the department. Mdluli said the department was already supplying small amounts to sex workers in vulnerable” industrial areas of the province such as Secunda.