Tanzania imports 30 million condoms amid shortage fears

Condoms. Some guest houses in Tanzania's commercial capital and tourism hub, Dar es Salaam, are no longer giving out condoms free of charge. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Tanzanian health authorities have imported 30 million condoms to curb a shortage reported earlier this year in the country.

Many are concerned about the soaring prices of condoms, amid the dwindled distribution of government-provided condoms, the BBC Swahili's Gilian Kikowe says.