VietNamNet Bridge - To prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, Ho Chi
Minh City authorities will provide free condoms in all hotel rooms in the city.
According to Mr. Le Van Quy,
Deputy Chief of the HCM City Social Evils Prevention Department, this program
is suggested by the HCMC AIDS Prevention Committee in order to reduce the rate
of HIV transmission through sexual contact in the city in 2013.
The HCM City People's Committee
has agreed to expand the "100% condom program" in all hotels to
increase the availability of condoms and to prevent HIV transmission through
sexual contact.
Earlier, the HCM City Department
of Culture, Sports and Tourism was committed to promoting the propaganda
program on HIV/AIDS prevention and supply condoms to more than 1,500 hotels and
motels that serve tourists, managed by the Department. However, representatives
of these hotels and motels worried to be fined if they publicly provide its
customers with condoms.
In this regard, Mr. Quy said that
the police only impose fine when hotels and motels are related to sex rings or
conceal prostitution.
The HCM City AIDS Prevention
Committee has confirmed that the purpose of the 100% condom program is making
condoms available for the prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted
diseases rather than encouraging social evils.
According to the agency, the
program has helped considerably reduce the number of new HIV infections in many
countries, especially Thailand. In Vietnam, some provinces such as An Giang,
Can Tho ... have obtained much success from this program.
M. Lan
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