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The Government of India to the open market to buy condoms

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Indian government strictly controlling sexually transmitted diseases (for example: AIDS) and inhibition of population growth after three years, starting from the open market to buy condoms.

Hugo network from "India's Economic Times" reported recently learned that three years ago, the Indian government procurement of contraceptives fail, the problem on the shortage of condoms are becoming increasingly goes. A senior Health Ministry official said: "We attach great importance condom shortages reported, the Ministry of Health has the private purchase of condoms through the public procurement system, hope that this issue can be resolved as quickly as possible."

In 2005, the Cabinet recommended that 75% of condoms and birth control pills can be purchased from Hindustan Latex Limited to the Ministry of Health, and the remaining 25 percent can purchase tender to the private sector. These condoms distributed through the government's AIDS and population control program.

However, regardless of the Hindustan Latex Limited purchase, or purchased from the private sector, the Government of India failed. In fact, programs to tender way to the private sector later started from 2012 to 2013 the program will be the Ministry of Health canceled.

While some officials complain lengthy procurement process and price negotiations, but some private companies to government corruption and the grounds of the investigation. A senior manager of the company (India) Calcutta to work, said: "The private sector prices, and lower than the price of Hindustan Latex Limited, damage the interests of the public sector, so it is canceled." In January of this year, there are reports Under the government's system of condoms, many provinces in India severe shortage of condoms. Public health experts have indicated that in recent years due to the severe shortage of condoms and configuration injustice will threaten to family planning programs will make HIV infection rates also increase.

UN investigators pointed out: At present, India's HIV infection rate ranks third in the world, India's AIDS control agencies provide free medical care for these patients, approximately 70 million people, accounting for one third of AIDS patients, while the proportion of the world's highest.

In some provinces fertility strong demand for condoms is great, for example: Gujarat, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh and the like.

 


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