Tag Archives: Sexual and reproductive health

31Oct/25

Global Condom Market Growth Forecast 2026-2032

October 31, 2025HealthcareBarrier contraception, Birth control, Condom, Female condom, Prevention of HIV/AIDS, Sexual and reproductive health, Sexual health, Vaginaadmin

The Global Condom Market Outlook for the forecast period of 2026–2032 projects that the market, valued at USD 14.2 billion in 2025, is set to reach USD 25.8 billion by 2032, growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 8.9%. Key drivers for this robust growth include rising awareness of sexual health and contraception, escalating prevalence of STIs and HIV/AIDS, and comprehensive government health campaigns. The report highlights North America as the prominent region and notes significant market trends such as eco-friendly product development, advanced material innovation, and the rapid rise of e-commerce distribution for discreet purchases, despite facing competition from alternative contraceptives. Continue reading

26Jul/23

STIs are on the rise – here’s how to navigate telling a partner if you’ve got one

July 26, 2023HealthcareChlamydia, Condom, Creative Commons, Gonorrhea, HIV/AIDS, Infectious causes of cancer, Ireland, Safe sex, Sexual and reproductive health, Sexual health, Sexually transmitted diseases and infections, Sexually transmitted infection, SHUTTERSTOCK, United Kingdom, Women who have sex with women, Zara Molphyadmin

Zara Molphy, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Having dipped somewhat during the pandemic, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise again around the world. In England and Ireland in 2022, rates of chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis exceeded levels recorded before COVID. The number of gonorrhoea diagnoses recorded in England was in fact the highest since annual records began.

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23Sep/22

Women sacrifice their health to shield families from spiking costs

September 23, 2022EconomyAcademic disciplines, Agnes Wachira, Articles, Austerity, BEIRUT, Bucharest, Caroline Dery, catholic relief services, Companies, Felister Gitonga, Gender inequality, Ghana, Inflation, Karine, Kenya, Lebanon, Lin Taylor, London, Midwifery, NAIROBI, Nita Bhalla, Nita Bhalla Nitabhalla, Piyumi Fonseka, Poverty, Reproductive health, Reuters, Romania, S&P/TSX 60, S&P/TSX 60 Index, Sexual and reproductive health, Siththi Patima, Social inequality, Sri Lanka, Tala Ramadan, Thomson Reuters, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Wangari Kinoti, Women's rightsadmin

Rising inflation is widening gender gaps, say charities
Women report skipping medical care to feed families
Campaigners sound alarm over government austerity measures

By Nita Bhalla

NAIROBI, Sept 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When the pain started in Agnes Wachira’s chest almost six months ago, the Kenyan mother-of-three dismissed it as a symptom of the daily grind of working long hours hand-washing clothes in the narrow lanes of Nairobi’s Kawangware informal settlement.
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