Female condom yet to gain acceptability
September 11th, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 11 (IANS) The female condom has not gained the kind of social acceptability in India it should have been six years after its launch but efforts are underway ... Read more...
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Female condom fails to gain popularity
July 3rd, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 3 (IANS) The female condom manufactured by HLL Lifecare Limited (HLL) appears to have not gained wide acceptability in the country, sales figures show. Only 38,000 pieces were ... Read more...
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Brazil to distribute 20 mn female condoms
March 21st, 2012 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, March 21 (IANS/EFE) The Brazilian health ministry announced Tuesday that it has acquired 20 million female condoms that will be distributed free to the people, mainly among ... Read more...
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Philadelphia parents disgusted that 11 year olds are being given condoms
April 18th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Philadelphia, April 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Some parents in Philadelphia are disgusted that their 11-year-old children are going to be given condoms in a campaign against sexually transmitted diseases. The city officials say ... Read more...
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New Version of Female Condoms Released for HIV Prevention
July 30th, 2010 - 1:20 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A city wide campaign in the HIV infested capital of America, Washington DC has been launched in an effort to convince women to try a new product for ... Read more...
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Washington DC promotes the usage of female condoms to fight HIV/AIDS
July 29th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, July 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There is a growing campaign in the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS in Washington. Activists and campaigners are promoting the use of the female condom ... Read more...
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Washington, D.C. Promotes Female Condoms To Battle Effectively Against The HIV Pandemic
July 29th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 29, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Washington, D.C. happens to be the seat of the federal administration of America. It obviously possesses the commanding status of being a momentous city ... Read more...
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Washington Women Hand Out Female Condoms To Battle Out HIV
July 29th, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
July 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Some community groups in Washington have started handing out female condoms to women across the city to protect them from the risk of HIV. The group ... Read more...
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Now, female condom Rape-aXe with ‘teeth’ to hit rapists where it hurts
June 21st, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 21 (ANI): A South African doctor has invented a female condom that is lined with teeth-like hooks in a bid to deter rapists.Dr Sonnet Ehlers, who sold her home and ... Read more...
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HLL Lifecare turns to overseas markets
October 11th, 2009 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Oct 11 (IANS) Kerala-based contraceptive manufacturer HLL Lifecare Ltd is targeting overseas markets including Europe, Indonesia and Russia to boost sales, its officials said.
The miniratna firm, formerly Hindustan Latex, has ... Read more...
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Lower-cost female condom gets FDA approval
March 15th, 2009 - 11:01 pm ICT by admin
Earlier this week, the Female Health Company (FHC) announced approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company's Female Condom (FC2), a woman-initiated barrier method that helps to protect ... Read more...
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HLL Lifecare expects 40 percent growth in 2008-09
March 9th, 2009 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 (IANS) HLL Lifecare Ltd, premier manufacturer of contraceptives and various healthcare products, expects a 40 percent growth in turnover this fiscal from last year's Rs.3.16 billion (Rs.316 crore) despite ... Read more...
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Fighting AIDS: 1.5 mn female condoms for Indian sex workers
September 9th, 2008 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) About 1.5 million female condoms will be social-marketed to sex workers in four states this year as India, with over 2.5 million HIV/AIDS patients, tries to empower ... Read more...
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Female condoms put HIV prevention in women’s hands
August 8th, 2008 - 8:59 am ICT by IANS
By Sumita Thapar
Mexico City, Aug 8 (DPA) The female condom is currently the only woman-controlled preventive method against HIV infection. Yet, it is a poorly funded invention and has been ignored by ... Read more...
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