The Delhi State Aids Control Society (DSACS) has distributed over 1.68 lakh condoms free of cost in G B Road red light area in the Capital, after the women commission raised the issue of crisis in availability of contraceptive.
“Out of an estimated monthly requirement of 12 lakh condoms across Delhi, about four lakh are required at G B Road. DSACS has not been receiving supply of condoms from National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) since May 2015. In view of the present crisis at G B Road, DSACS has provided 1,68,008 free condoms... Out of these 1,00,800 condoms were supplied by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and 62,208 by Reckitt Benckiser company. We are in a process of getting more condoms from these sources till the regular supply comes from NACO,” said Additional Project Director P S Nayyer. — PTI
DCW chief Swati Maliwal had earlier sought a report on the current supply of condoms to G B Road from DSACS