New York wraps up 5 years of handing out free condoms
Worldwide, Daily news | ankakh | February 17, 2013 8:44
New York City this week marked the fifth anniversary of a groundbreaking free condom program that has distributed tens of millions free rubbers, under the racy slogan “NYC Condoms — Get Some!”
NYC brand Condoms, launched on Valentine’s Day 2007 by the city’s health department, were the first to be produced by a municipality.
The program started out by handing out condoms throughout the city’s subway, in what was hailed as a bold initiative to try to conquer sexually-transmitted illnesses.
Officials say the widely-imitated program has been a great success at helping reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted disease and AIDS and HIV.
“Since 2007 launch, the NYC Condom has helped pave the way for other cities to brand their own condoms, cities like Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Vancouver to name just a few,” said Monica Sweeney, Assistant Commissioner of the New York City Health Department.
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