AFRO-NETS> Leather Condom Pouch Now Standard Military Issue in Eritrea

[Karrie Carnes <kcarnes@psi.org>]

Leather Condom Pouch Now Standard Military Issue in Eritrea
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Standard issue equipment belts worn by soldiers in Eritrea in-
clude hand grenades, ammunition cases, canteens, and now-thanks 
to Population Services International (PSI) -a leather condom 
pouch. The distribution of the condom pouch follows PSI/Eritrea's 
massive HIV/AIDS awareness-raising campaign over the past year 
with the entire Eritrean Defense Force. The military, as one of 
several high-risk groups in Eritrea, ranks second highest in HIV 
prevalence, after commercial sex workers. 
 
AIDS is a battle to be fought with different weapons, so both men 
and women in the Eritrean military will be required to wear the 
condom pouch. Production of the locally-made pouches was made 
possible through funding from the U.S. Department of Defense. For 
more information, visit http://www.psi.org/news/0403a.html

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