NYC Condom Update
by Communications
[5.10.2007]
New York City Health Department Could Discontinue Distribution of Subway-Themed Condoms, Health Commissioner Says
Kaiser Reports
New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden on Monday said that the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene could discontinue a condom-distribution program if it is found that the program is not increasing safer-sex practices among high-risk groups, the New York Post reports (Bennett [1], New York Post, 5/8). The health department in January approved a $1.57 million contract to deliver Ansell Healthcare's Lifestyle condoms and packets of lubricants to organizations and venues in the city to help curb the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, as well as to prevent unplanned pregnancies. The health department will pay Ansell four cents per condom, putting the cost of the program at about $720,000 annually, according to health officials.
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