Health officials and other stakeholders have stepped up their efforts in running campaigns that promote condom use among the youth following statistics that showed that 41 per cent of the new HIV infections recorded in 2024 were from the youth within the age bracket of 15 to 24.
The call was reaffirmed during the fete of International Condom Day at the Technical University of Mombasa. The event was a National Syndemic Diseases Control Council (NSDCC) initiative in cooperation with AIDS Healthcare Foundation Kenya and other partners.
The students from the University of Mombasa, Kenya Coast National Polytechnic, Bandari Maritime Academy, and other tertiary institutions within Mombasa County were brought together by the forum.
Director of Health Promotion and Programme Management at NSDCC, Dr. Stephen Ndolo, said the government through its agencies is continually providing free condoms to the vulnerable groups that might not be able to afford them.
Moreover, he referred to a government measure that is in an advanced stage of the process of reviewing the national condom strategy to include a total market approach that will facilitate access, affordability, and sustainability.
