Villagers in Chief Hanjalika of Mazabuka have called on Non Governmental Organisations championing the fight against HIV and AIDs to distribute female condoms to the area to protect women from contracting the pandemic.
The villagers revealed during an HIV sensitisation programmed held at Munjile storage shed organised by the Ministry of Information of Broadcasting Services (MIBS) through ZANIS that NGOs involved in HIV programmes were only distributing male condoms.
Loveness Mweemba complained that women remained vulnerable because they have never seen female condoms despite NGOs and government advising them not to engage in unprotective sex.
Ms Mweemba was also supported by Kebby Bwempya, who urged government not to exercise any biasness in the fight against HIV and AIDs.
” The only condoms we are familiar with are male ones while female condoms have never been distributed. How can women be protected if they are exposed to unfair treatment by government and NGOs?”
And village headmen have asked government to provide income generating activities to people living with HIV and AIDS if the death rate was to be reduced.
Headman Chinkuli said government should treat the appeal seriously if more people are to be enrolled on Anti Retro Viral (ARVs) drugs.
And United National Independence Party (UNIP) Councillor has commended the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services for embarking a video HIV and AIDS sensitization programme in Luangwa district.
Speaking at Manuchli village in Mankhokwe ward, councillor Leo Mpanda said the video HIV and AIDS sensitization programme will enhance the efforts of the Ministry of Health and those of Non Governmental Organizations who are disseminating HIV and AIDS information through literature materials.
Councillor Mpanda said the video shows were an effective way of disseminating information on issues such as HIV and AIDS as people are able to watch the pictures and listen to the messages.
He said Luangwa district was vulnerable to the HIV pandemic because of the fish and reed mat trading that is going on in the district, hence the importance of such programmes.
Councillor Mpanda appealed to government to continue with such progrmmes of sensitizing communities through ZANIS as the department has equipment for such programmes.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services, through the Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) has embarked on video show sensitization on HIV and AIDS in thirty districts, including Luangwa, in its effort to enhance awareness on Antiretroviral therapy (ART) and the importance of Voluntary Couselling and Testing (VCT).
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yes we need to see more females condoms distributed just like men’s, so that we should be carrying them in our hand bags, you know rapists don’t move around with condoms, so incase of rap, we need them…..
But Ba ROSE tamumfwa mummy. But thts true u knw.
if you can have time to put on your condom then its not rape, its consetial!!!!
Iwe siumvela Rose! You think the rapist will give you time to put on the condom when he wants to commit the act? Kufwalila chalimo kun’ganda mama. There can be no time to start squating and placing the condom in the ntwane, ka?
Ba Rose… can you tell a rapist ‘ati Enbakeza nivele’ condom. I am afraid rapist don’t ve that much time to negotiate.You may just as well carry male condoms for rapists ….
MWANDI…… SAFETEE KULISUNGA MWEWINE
Has anybody evaluated the use of female condoms? I am wondering how many women out there use them compared to the use of male condoms? can somebody share information on this issue?
Research has shown that women prefer using the male condom for various reasons, amongest others: accesibility, affordability and male condoms are not complicated as compared to the female one (squating, opening of the chiteni ichi, inserting and the like). Others have complained that it makes noise during the act (especially when the man has declared war). These are just some. Hope i have been of help.
And the male ones are cheaper. Maximum is free,Kamasutra is slightly expensive
Kwaliba na ‘Hot’ nomba. ikali mama. its really gives you a hot feeling during the ntwane.
Ba Pope balikanya ifya ma condom.
No wonder their priests and fathers die of AIDS, only God knows were they get AIDS from as they pretend not to eat the forbidden fruit?
Thats true Rose Tabomfwa ama priest aba. Always contracting the virus in the name of the Lord!
Abstinence ili che. Anyway, for those who can not abide by the normal principles this news sounds as if it may be useful to help the terrible situation.
No desrespect meant maestro fimo fimo, but it is people who advocate abstinance who are usually a problem. Otherwise, i agree with you.
Thank God the pipo advocating are frm Mazabuka,so ba Moze tell those Zimbabwean fimofimo to take this seriously
you are very right.
Tabomfwa Zoe kuno. Before you even start talking, they are billing you, ati ‘we charge five pin per hour’! Yangu!
Ba Moze great posting especially in light of the clegy who have been implicated in all sorts of immorality cases. Anyhow, I hope people will do what they can to avoid contracting the HIV?AIDS. As for me, I will carry on doung the best practice that has never failed me – Abstinence ili che.
Thank you very much for your concerns people otherwise.
PRESS CLIPPING:
Reporter: Your Excellency, what is Govts official position on condoms as it relates to HIV/AIDS?
RB: I dont know. Really, it depends on who is using them. We are a listening Govt and i want to take this occassion to thank the people of Zambia for electing me as President during last years elections.
lol…has he not stopped thanking people kanshi? why is it that every time he fails to answer any question he quickly start thaking. any way what can we say “Tinnazi gon’ga teka”
Well spoken mama. Ala twachula!
Hhe hhe hhe hhe.