Women must have access to contraceptives and HIV prevention
methods: UN Friday, 17 February 2012 16:23 New York, Feb 17 :
The United Nations reiterated on Thursday the need to provide
women with access to both hormonal contraceptives and condoms to
prevent unwanted pregnancies and HIV infection, after a renewed
consultation with health experts on the issue. A stakeholder
consultation organized by the UN Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS
(UNAIDS) in Geneva reviewed recent epidemiological studies on
the transmission and acquisition of HIV by women using hormonal
contraceptives and concluded that the data was not sufficient to
change the World Health Organizationâ€™s (WHO) current
recommendation, which indicates that condoms are the most
effective method to prevent HIV infection. â€œWhile a range of
contraceptives protect against unintended pregnancies, only
condoms, male and female, provide dual protection by stopping
HIV transmission and preventing unintended pregnancies,â€ said
UNAIDS in a press statement. Accordin