Zimbabweans just love condoms

CONDOM usage in Zimbabwe has steadily increased over the years and is among the highest in Southern Africa when compared to the size of the population, Health and Child Care minister David Parirenyatwa has said.

ELIZABETH NDHLOVU-DUMBRENI
STAFF REPORTER

Officially launching Population Services International (PSI) Zimbabwe’s new range of Protector Plus coloured and flavoured condoms in Harare on Wednesday, Parirenyatwa said the high usage was largely due to a comprehensive and robust condom distribution mechanism through the retail sector as well as sustained financial support from USAid and UKAid.

He said the country’s HIV prevalence had declined from 20,3% in 1998 to 14% in 2014.

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