Ladies of Senegal. Condom are now losing favour among young people of Senegal, Viviane Wade first ladies of Senegal launched a six-month HIV & AIDS awareness campaign targeted at Senegal's youth.

Lady Viviane Wade
Condoms are now losing favour among young people of Senegal, Senegal's first lady Viviane Wade launched a six-month HIV & AIDS awareness campaign targeted at Senegal's youth.

The six month campaign started on World Aids Day, lady Viviane Wade told a crowd of Senegal youngsters at a health centre that "youth are the most vulnerable to HIV infection."

"In 40 African countries the voices of First Ladies are raised along with mine to prevent new HIV/AIDS infections from harming the future of young people and adolescents," she said, referring to African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS, which promotes safer sex.

Ibra Ndoye, executive secretary of the National Council Against AIDS (CNLS), said that "only 45 percent of youngsters used condoms in 2005 against 60 percent five years ago, according to a national health survey published this year".

The survey found that Senegal has a low HIV binfection rate of 0.7 percent. But Ndoye said "low prevalence should serve as an incentive to continue the battle against the pandemic, and not to loosen up".

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