[afro-nets] Failure of Vaccine Test Is Setback in AIDS Fight (3)

["Anny Peters" <Anny.Peters@oxfamnovib.nl>]

Dear all,

Why is there so much attention for male circumcision and no attention for the only existing female controlled prevention tool: THE FEMALE
CONDOM?  We all know the trend of feminization of AIDS. We all know that relatively more and more women get infected. Why did policy makers and donors never act on introducing the female condom on a big scale? I quote George Brown: "The female condom engenders negative initial responses on the part of many donors, programme managers and providers, who IGNORE more positive acceptability studies and the few successful country experiences" (G. Brown et al., Planning for microbicide access in developing countries: Lessons from the introduction of contraceptive technologies, July 2007). 

One reason: grassroots women have no say in this world. 

If you are interested to read about a power analysis on the female condom, please contact mailto:anny.peters@oxfamnovib.nl The report is called "A matter of choice rather than noise",

With kind regards, 
Anny

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Anny Peters
mailto:Anny.Peters@oxfamnovib.nl