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New Female Condom Will Boost Reproductive Health of Women - UNFPA

Daily Champion (Lagos), September 5, 2011

The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) says the use of the female condom will boost the reproductive  health of women.
The UNFPA Deputy Representative, Dr Bannet Ndyanabangi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)  in Abuja on Thursday that the new female condom being introduced would provide overall health  enhancement for the women.
He said the female condom was also a tool in the hands of a woman which she could control  without discussing or negotiating it with the man.

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Nigeria
  • Reproductive and sexual health and rights
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    2011-09-05

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