4 Condom and Lubricant Programming
Activity
Multi-level promotion of male and female condoms and lubricants
Role of national HIV and AIDS programme and national implementing organizations
• Consult with sex workers to plan condom distribution points that meet their needs.
• Carry out regular monitoring of central condom and lubricant stocks to ensure timely ordering and avoid stock-outs.
• Request feedback on condom product needs and distribution system and make changes accordingly.
• Build the capacity of NGOs and community-led networks and organizations of sex workers in community-driven promotional strategies( if needed).
• Destigmatize condoms through promotional efforts in the general population, including talk shows and radio programmes, or condom cartoons in popular newspapers.
Role of local implementing organizations, local government and health clinics
• Implement distribution of condoms and lubricants to sex workers and clients, including proper product storage and a complete management information system on condom and lubricant distribution patterns.
• Provide free condoms and lubricants through targeted distribution points including clinics, drop-in centres, sex work venues, work places, drinking establishments, transport hubs and rest stops, etc. as well as through community outreach workers. 7 Sensitize outlet owners and depot holders.
• Where partnerships exist, work with the government and health system to distribute condoms and lubricants in high-quality health clinics accessed by sex workers.
• Distribute branded social marketing condoms and lubricants through traditional and nontraditional social marketing outlets.
• Carry out regular monitoring of local condom and lubricant stocks to ensure timely ordering and avoid stock-outs.
• Provide regular feedback to national programme on condom and lubricant product needs( i. e. size / scent / colour) and distribution system.
• Implement community-driven promotional strategies for condoms and lubricants, such as promotion of condoms through community outreach workers.
• Integrate community-driven promotional strategies for condoms and lubricants with other community outreach activities.
7 In this tool,“ community outreach worker” is used to mean a sex worker who conducts outreach to other sex workers, and who is not generally full-time staff of an HIV prevention intervention( full-time staff might be called“ staff outreach workers” or also simply“ outreach workers”). Community outreach workers may also be known by other terms, including“ peer educators”,“ peer outreach workers” or simply“ outreach workers”. The terms“ community” or“ peer” should not, however, be understood or used to imply that they are less qualified or less capable than staff outreach workers.
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