As part of an continuing effort to combat HIV – the virus that can lead to AIDS – and other sexually transmitted infections in high-risk populations, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners has renewed a $300,000 contract for custom prefilled condom packets and condoms.
Fulton’s goal is to distribute 2.1 million condoms a year under a program of the county Department of Health and Wellness and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a County Board agenda item summary.
Total Access Care Inc. of Santa Ana., Calif., will deliver the devices over a one-year period beginning Oct. 7. The effort is a fully funded grant program, with no requirement for county matching funds.
“The purchase of condoms by the Health Department allows citizens to access condoms, reducing the barrier of cost and relieving stigma” to prevent sexually transmitted disease, the agenda summary says. “Financially, it is much more cost-effective to purchase condoms and make them accessible to residents than to pay for the treatment of HIV.”
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