SIERRA LEONE: National AIDS Secretariat Promotes Female Condom Among Pregnant Women
Awoko on 31 August reported that the National AIDS Secretariat (NAS) in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) organized a sensitization forum for pregnant women on the use of female condoms at the government hospital in Kenema.
The National Coordinator for the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV, Sister Hossainatu Kanu, said the female condom plays a major role in preventing the unborn child from contracting HIV and other Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs).
The HIV Officer for UNFPA, Ms. Nyaibor Ngombu, explained that the female condom offers dual protection to women against STIs and unwanted pregnancies. She further intimated to her audience that female condoms will increase the woman’s confidence in herself, adding that child spacing is very important for a family as it ensures the wise use of family resources and a healthier family growth.