Zimbabwe: Health Fears Raised As Used Condoms Litter Hwange Streets

10 December 2018

Hwange — The National Aids Council (NAC) has lamented reckless disposal of used condoms by couples in the mining town saying this posed a serious health risk for children who innocently pick and use them as balloons.

Giving a solidarity message in Hwange at a recent clean-up campaign where provincial minister Richard Moyo was guest, NAC District Aids Action coordinator Nehemiah Ndlovu appealed for safe disposal of the contraceptive which he said also polluted the environment.

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