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Argentina’s health ministry reports
that the country plans to give out 82 million condoms at health centers,
schools, prisons, bars, and nightclubs as well as through a network of
approximately 3,000 other permanent locations at public agencies throughout the
next year.
The purpose of the free distribution
of condoms and the related free dissemination of 17 million lubricating gels is
to “ensure access to preventative methods against sexually transmitted
diseases,” according to a ministry statement.
Argentina sees approximately 5,500
new HIV diagnoses each year, and the ministry notes that 90 percent of new
infections come from unprotected sex. However, the agency did note that the
number of new HIV infections has dropped by more than 30 percent since 2004,
with the infection rate in 2010 standing at 11.7 cases per 100,000 individuals,
down from 17.3 cases per 100,000.
The Friends of AIDS Foundation is
dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and
empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV
virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please visit:
http://www.friendsofaids.org.
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