Ogun State distributes Condoms at truck parks, brothels

Ogun State Government says it has started the distribution of condoms at truck parks and brothels in some locations in the state to prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS.


Director, Ogun State Agency for the Control of AIDS, Dr. Kehinde Fatungase, disclosed the move at news conference in Abeokuta to commemorate the World AIDS Day.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the theme of the 2012 celebration is: “Resourcing the State’s Response toward Getting to Zero Related Deaths.”

He said bill boards would also be sited at the parks in Ogere, Isara, Sagamu and Ibese to further sensitise people on the scourge.

The director said that the truck parks were considered one of the “hot spots” where the drivers engaged in high act of immorality in the brothels around.

Fatungase said that mobile counselling centres had been set up to cater for them and encourage them to know their status.

The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Olaokun Soyinka, said that the state government would be more committed to the funding of HIV and AIDS services as international support was waning.

“We need to be responsible for our problems; so, if the international donor agencies stop giving us aid, we should stand for ourselves and do what is right,” Soyinka said.

He also called for the passage of the anti-stigma bill to create an enabling environment for the success of all HIV programmes.