New Delhi: The government of France has announced a scheme that is being discussed all over the world. In fact, the French government is going to distribute free condoms to young people aged 18-25 from the new year, i.e. January 1. This will help prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. French President Emmanuel Macron has called it a contraceptive revolution. He has said that youth can buy condoms for free from pharmacies. The Emmanuel government has taken this decision to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted infection (STI). Do you know what the whole thing is?
The scheme will start from the new year
Let us tell you that even earlier there was free contraception, but only girls aged 18 years or below could benefit from this scheme. President Emmanuel Macron has tweeted that apart from this scheme, other health measures will also be there. The tweet said that free condoms will be distributed to people aged 18 to 25 years at pharmacies from January 1. Until now, the government there has been refunding people for condoms, which are meant to prevent the spread of diseases like HIV.
Condom money is refunded
The government has been running schemes for the prevention of HIV for a long time. Now recently the government has started a new initiative. Earlier in 2018, the government began refunding condoms to French people. In the same year, the government made contraception free for all women up to the age of 26. This decision of the government is likely to benefit 30 lakh women.
A revolution to stop HIV
President Emmanuel Macron has said that it is a small revolution to stop the disease. Let us tell you that between 2020 and 2021, the rate of sexually transmitted diseases (STI) in France increased by 30%. The President also expressed concern about this.