Health expert calls for wider condom access

The persisting prevalence in Uganda of sexually transmitted illnesses, including HIV/AIDS, has been blamed on inadequate access to condoms. The coordinator of condom consignment in the health ministry, Vastha Kibirige, said the sixty million condoms imported by the government last year were insufficient, and called for the supply to be doubled to one hundred and twenty million annually. The Pan African news agency quoted Kibirige as saying: "We have some people suffering because they cannot access condoms. If we are to contribute to the reduction of sexually transmitted infections and unplanned pregnancies, there is a need to improve on consistent condom use among sexually active individuals."