Implementing Female controlled prevention methods

[Guest guest]

Dear Forum,

Does anyone research or work at the grassroots level to implement

female controlled prevention methods?

Thanks,

Rahel

volunteer with Association for India's Development

E-mail: <mounra@...>

[Guest guest]

Re: Implementing Female controlled prevention methods

Dear Rahel and the FORUM,

From the Melbourne and Barcelona Conferences, I brought samples of female

condoms, conducted a session each time with women health workers from

Government and NGO personnel working in the slums of Mumbai. But this time

in Bangkok, I did ask around specifically for female condom counters but

could not find any.

Our organization, the national addiction research center, got involved in a

research project on women who work as maids in beer bars (they are supposed

to be 160,000 in number) on their vulnerability to RTIs/HIV. We made a short

film too on the subject (18 mns).

Almost every woman I have talked to on the subject welcomed female condoms.

But I am told, it is too expensive and is not produced on a mass scale.

I would appreciate receiving communication and literature on the subject

since someone in the Conference at Bangkok said that recent studies indicate

they are not useful in preventing infections.

I wish to thank this FORUM for connecting me to you and others like you on and

off.

BRITTO,

Director: NARC

E-mail:brito@...

[Guest guest]

Dear BRITTO and the FORUM,

The Thai Women & HIV/AIDS Task Force had organized a small but friendly session

on female condom at the Women’s Networking Bar, Global Village during the BKK

World AIDS Conference.

Maybe because of the fact that the Global Village was situated a little too

isolated from the actual conference, so community people were not well out

reached and connected.

The Thai Women & HIV/AIDS Task Force received quite a number of audiences both

male and female.

We thank you to Weisenfeld for putting aside time to share with our

folks about the use of the female condoms and two huge big boxes of female

condoms.

Her contact details for your information.

Weisenfeld

Programme Mangager

The Female Health Foundation

Asia Regional Office

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Telephone: 66 53 245 448

Mobile: 66 7976 4045

All the best,

Pat Laphimon

Email: womenaids@...