Publication Date: 07/16/2002

Description: When it comes to providing condoms for the prevention of HIV, donor countries are coming up short -- providing a fraction of what is needed to help slow the spread of this devastating disease in the developing world. An estimated eight billion condoms are needed annually for protection against HIV/AIDS in developing countries and Eastern Europe, yet donor countries are contributing less than one billion. This is approximately the amount contributed a decade ago: In spite of the dramatic increase in the number of HIV/AIDS cases worldwide over the past ten years, the number of condoms donated has remained the same. The PAI report, Condoms Count: Meeting the need in the Era of HIV/AIDS, documents the failure of the donor community-and many of the countries most affected by AIDS-to adequately support programs that promote and distribute male and female condoms.