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AIDS HIV miners salt Uganda

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Uganda’s salt miners use condoms meant to prevent AIDS

By DW
07 Jul 2019 | 1:42 pm | 3m 11s

Uganda's government distributes free condoms to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections. But salt miners use up the free condoms to protect against the harsh impact of salty waters on their reproductive organs.

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