More than 70,000 condoms have been returned to the DC government by community groups due to defective packaging. This revelation continues the ongoing inability of the HIV/AIDS Administration (HAA) to effectively prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. While New York City can distribute millions of defective-free condoms per month, here in DC we are unable to provide just a few hundred thousand over the course of a year, with many of those needing to be returned.
What will it take to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in the District? The first step is to put quality controls and distribution systems in place to make sure condoms are getting to at-risk populations across our city. The Fenty administration is working tirelessly to improve HAA, but things are not moving fast enough in my opinion. Each time a resident of DC contracts HIV, we have failed as leaders.
I encourage all of you reading this blog to make your voices heard. Send an email or letter to the mayor telling him you want more to be done to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS.
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