Maybe this is one of those Only in India type things.
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Hyderabad, India - India, home to the world's second-largest HIV population, may have found a perfect cocktail for safe sex... a free condom with every bottle of alcohol sold at liquor shops.
The southern state of Andhra Pradesh has made it mandatory for liquor shops to hand out a free condom with every bottle of alcohol they sell from December 1, the World Aids Day.
"The new measure is part of an awareness campaign among those who drink about the dangers of unsafe sex," said K Damayanti, head of the state-run Aids Control Society.
The state government would supply the condoms free to shops and distribution would be monitored, she said.
India has the second biggest HIV population after South Africa, with 5,1 million cases. Experts fear it could soon reach the top slot as knowledge about the illness is scant.
Andhra Pradesh, a state of 76 million people, has the second highest number of HIV infections among Indian states with 470 000 cases. The western state of Maharashtra leads with about 700 000 cases.
Damayanti said many liquor shops in smaller towns in the large farming state already distributed condoms to customers. The latest move would take the campaign to cities as well.
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Hyderabad, India - India, home to the world's second-largest HIV population, may have found a perfect cocktail for safe sex... a free condom with every bottle of alcohol sold at liquor shops.
The southern state of Andhra Pradesh has made it mandatory for liquor shops to hand out a free condom with every bottle of alcohol they sell from December 1, the World Aids Day.
"The new measure is part of an awareness campaign among those who drink about the dangers of unsafe sex," said K Damayanti, head of the state-run Aids Control Society.
The state government would supply the condoms free to shops and distribution would be monitored, she said.
India has the second biggest HIV population after South Africa, with 5,1 million cases. Experts fear it could soon reach the top slot as knowledge about the illness is scant.
Andhra Pradesh, a state of 76 million people, has the second highest number of HIV infections among Indian states with 470 000 cases. The western state of Maharashtra leads with about 700 000 cases.
Damayanti said many liquor shops in smaller towns in the large farming state already distributed condoms to customers. The latest move would take the campaign to cities as well.
