Indonesia Launches Condom Campaign In The Midst Of HIV Crisis

In the first ever national event intended tothemselves and endorse their use - but they do
promote condom use, Indonesia is attempting towant to give the medical arguments for condom
make it plain that condoms should always be used.use to these leaders, in hopes that they will
In an attempt to curb unwanted pregnancies andunderstand for themselves how important
sexually transmitted diseases, Jarkata and othercondoms are in this nation. There is also a belief
communities in Indonesia are participating in athat the safe sex education itself is going to help
condom campaign. National Condom Week willcurb the spread of HIV. This comes after a the
coincide with December 1st, which is World AIDSWorld Health Organization announced in February
Day. The National Family Planning Board isthat Indonesia had one of the fastest growing
overseeing the condom week, which is apopulations with HIV in the entire world. By having
groundbreaking event for Indonesia. It will involveCondom Week, the National Family Planning Board
the distribution of condoms, the education ofis hoping that more Indonesians will become
condom use, information about how to have sexeducated about what exactly safe sex means,
safely, and other events which are all aimed atand what danger is truly posed by the spread of
trying to get rid of the stigma of condom use inHIV and AIDS. There is a lot of knowledge that is
Indonesia. The problem with condoms in Indonesianot correct which many people learn from each
is that thus far they have only been promoted asother and even from doctor figures. Helping
family planning tools. The social environment ineducate the population about these diseases and
Indonesia has been unsupportive of the use ofprevent them is a tremendous milestone for this
condoms, and there is a great amount ofcountry. They are hoping that from the events
ignorance as to the other things that condomsthat will be nation-wide during that week, more
can do. Along with a general low awareness ofpeople will learn the truth about these diseases,
safe sex and how important it is, these factorsand how easy they would be to control if safe
have led to condoms only being used by onesex practices were better adopted and more
percent of those people who want to preventwidely used. It is the hope of this board and the
pregnancy. Their use for other reasons, such asother people who are in support of the Condom
stopping HIV and AIDS and other diseases isWeek that more people will recognize condoms as
almost nonexistent. The event is going to bebeing helpful and will hopefully begin to use them
aimed at making condoms more popular, and atmore. For more information visit: Indonesia
giving the people their own tools to protectLaunches Condom Campaign in the Midst of HIV
against getting pregnant and getting diseases. InCrisis
the world's most populous nation that is Muslim,is an online safe sex retailer selling the best
this had been met with great stigma. The leaderscondoms, contraceptives and birth control like
of the movement say that they don't want toDurex condoms, Trojan, Lifestyles and Crown
force the Muslim leaders to promote condomscondom.