Condom supplies will be beefed up at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, which has more HIV cases than any other country, a top medical officer said on Monday.
Condom supplies will be beefed up at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, which has more HIV cases than any other country, a top medical officer said on Monday.
"There's going to be a large number of people who will be descending onto the country. There's going to be a spirit of festivity and... there could be a more than usual demand for measures such as condoms," said Victor Ramathesele, general medical officer for South Africa's 2010 organising committee.
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Statistics tell us that the world HIV+ population has risen drastically from 8 million in 1990 to a whopping 33 million in 2007! Even more alarming is the fact that young people (below the age of 25) account for half of these infections! This is adequate proof for the lack of awareness among the general public even in these modern times. So take our quiz and brush up on the essential facts of HIV/AIDS.
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South Africa has the world's largest HIV caseload with 5.7 million people carrying the virus, according to the UN AIDS agency.
"In every competition of FIFA, when we send information to the participating teams, we also take very clearly the attention of the dangers in the countries and that's not only in South Africa," he said.
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South Africa, which hosts the continent's first World Cup in June and July, now boasts the world's largest anti-retroviral programme after years of government failure to roll out the life-saving drugs.
Source-AFP
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