U.S. foreign aid cuts lead to condom shortage in Kenya

From NPR.

Kenya is in the midst of a severe condom shortage.

Condoms have been a key part of the country’s effort to control the spread of HIV/AIDS. According to the National Syndemic Disease Control Council, a Kenyan organization, about 450 million free condoms are typically distributed in Kenya each year. Those condoms are partly paid for by the U.S.

According to the United Nations Joint Program on HIV/AIDS, this situation is the result of U.S. cuts to foreign aid.