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‘My dream is to have hotdog street kiosks around Jo’burg’s clubs and provide free condoms as well’
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Japanese condom makers are ramping up preparations ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Slipping a condom off during sex without partner’s consent is disrespectful and dangerous
After three years of deliberation and research, the South African health department launches flavoured condoms.
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If we look at the national averages of condom use, nearly every sexually active person is part of the at-risk populations.
Gender imbalances in intimate relationships make it difficult for women to decide when, if at all, to have children.
Human error and scant access to preventative measures continue to cause unintended pregnancies, many of which lead to abortion.
The Treatment Action Campaign has criticised the ANC for what it says is the party’s non-commitment to making condoms available at schools.
The Higher Education and Training HIV Programme has backed plans to introduce colourful and flavoured condoms to tertiary institutions.
The health department has corrected a newspaper report wherin a spokesperson was misquoted as saying that condom lubricant can soothe arthritic pain.
Female condoms have sensualised sexual health thanks to the increased tactility of new materials.
Situations can get worse for women who are battered by their intimate partners: research now shows they are at higher risk of contracting HIV.
Hopes are high that the new partnership will ensure easy, cheaper access to vaccines and medicine.
Equal Education and the Treatment Action Campaign say giving condoms to schools won’t increase sexual activity but rather confront the gravity of sex.
Protecting athletes’ sexual health at the Olympics requires many years of planning. There are pool tables to distract them, for example.