Resources to meet demand for

Resources to meet demand for condoms come from domestic government sources
and out-of-pocket expenditures; multilateral agencies, including the United Nations
Population Fund (UNFPA) and the World Bank Multi-Country AIDS Programme
(MAP); the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria; the private sector (foundations,
employers, international nongovernmental organisations) and bilateral donors. Donors
provided 3.574 billion condoms in 2002, at a cost of US$ 94.9 million. Condom funding
peaked in 1996 when international funding of condoms was at US$ 68 million, but it
subsequently declined to US$ 40 million annually in 1999 and 2000.
Condoms needed for STI/HIV Prevention, 2000–2015 (in millions)
12 000
10 000
8 000
6 000
4 000
2 000
2000 2005 2010 2015
Asia and Pacific
LatinAmerica
and Caribbean
Arab States
Sub-SaharanAfrica
Source: UNFPA (personal communication), 2001.
These figures include condoms needed for protection from STI and HIV infection only, and exclude those needed for
family planning.
Figure 2. Regional estimates of condom need: Condoms needed for
STI/HIV prevention, 2000–2015 (in millions)
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Part of this decline may be attributed to policy changes in the United
States, which substantially cut donations from 800 million condoms in
1992 to 300 million a year in 2000. While many developing countries
now provide and promote condoms as part of their HIV prevention
strategies, many of the poorest countries still depend on assistance
provided through bilateral and multilateral funding. Such cutbacks are
sorely felt in the places where condoms are most needed.