ZIMBABWEANS SPENT $7M ON CONDOMS LAST YEAR

Zimbabwe distributed 115 million condoms last year as the country intensified its battle against HIV/Aids.

The 110 million male and five million female condoms were distributed by the government with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

According to an official spending report for 2015, the condoms were valued at $7 million.

Last year, the government and the UNFPA launched a campaign dubbed ‘Condomise’ to encourage young people to use contraceptives.

UNFPA senior adviser Bidia Deperthes said the campaign was driven by the need to encourage safe sex especially among young people.

“People are going to have sex, with or without a condom,” she was quoted saying by NewsDay newspaper.