THE Emmanuel Macron promised that in the future and the minors they will be able to get free condoms from pharmacies in France, in an effort to reduce sexually transmitted diseases, which increased by 30% in 2020 and 2021.
“We will do it,” he said in a post and video on social networking sites.
It is noted that the French president announced that free condoms will be given to young people from January 1stto combat sexually transmitted diseases, Macron admitted that it was pointed out to him that many minors have sex and should also be protected.
“We will work to extend this measure to minors (…) I think it is a very good prevention policy that will allow all young people to be protected“, he added, repeating the slogan “Come out covered”.
In the video Macron also said that free medical tests will also be expanded to cover not only HIV but also other viruses “because this is also a policy of prevention”.
In recent years in France the number of new HIV diagnoses has not decreased. In 2021 it hovered around 5,000. According to health services, 15% of people tested positive last year were under the age of 25.
Source: News Beast
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