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Saturday 27 June 2015

Vietnam Is Having Condom Problems — And That's A Good Thing


UNE 24, 2015 npr


How do you get people to talk about condoms? A man in a condom costume is one tactic used in Vietnam.
HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images

"Vietnam is a success story from the distance. Up close, it needs fine tuning,"

Vietnam is having condom problems.

Hundreds of thousands of condoms sold there are substandard. They tear easily and don't offer reliable protection. While this might seem like a red flag, it's actually a sign of progress.

The condom kerfuffle has its roots in Vietnam's new prosperity. Vietnam used to be a low-income country, making it eligible for international aid funding from sources like the U.N. and the German Development Bank. So 80 percent of the country's condoms were paid for by foreign donors and handed out for free, or at highly subsidized rates — under 5 cents a condom.

But in the past 20 years, the country has undergone significant changes. Government-led economic reforms have lifted people out of poverty. In 2010, Vietnam went from being low-income to middle-income. Its GDP now sits at about $2,000 per person. That means it's too rich to qualify for the same level of aid funding.

Now that the money has begun to dwindle, the Ministry of Health is coming up with a new way to distribute condoms — through the free market. Yes, a socialist state is adopting a capitalistic solution. Working with USAID and PATH, a Seattle-based nonprofit, the government is winding down handouts; instead, it's encouraging the sale of condoms.

Currently only 15 percent of condoms are handed out by the public sector; the remaining 85 percent are purchased at pharmacies, grocery stores and roadside stalls, according to the United Nations Population Fund. Prices range from 2,000 to 8,000 Vietnamese dong (that's 10 to 40 U.S. cents).


The change in condom distribution highlights an ongoing issue in the world of international development. Poor countries are often dependent on foreign donors; critics say that handouts are not the answer, that governments need to become self-sufficient.

"Less dependency helps create solutions," says Arthur Erken, director of UNFPA in Asia and the Pacific. And it turns out that money isn't an obstacle for condom users.

A study led by PATH determined that people were willing to pay for condoms.

But the solutions aren't always perfect. According to a report by Crown Agents, an international development consultancy based in the United Kingdom, more than 170 million condoms imported and sold in Vietnam are defined as "substandard," or likely to rip.

When UNFPA was coordinating the acquisition and distribution of condoms, they were of high quality and met international standards. Now, with a free market dictating what's on shelves, it's trickier, Erken says.

But it's worth the effort though to face these challenges, argues Kimberly Green, director of USAID/PATH Health Markets Initiative, a program that's working with Vietnam's Ministry of Health to encourage local manufacturers to step up.

The answer to Vietnam's condom mess, Erken says, is connecting the dots: from production, importation to transportation, distribution, sales, quality control, and marketing. Right now, that's still a very disjointed process.

"Vietnam is a success story from the distance. Up close, it needs fine tuning," he concludes.

Meanwhile, there are other changes in Vietnam stemming from this new era. For example, in this conservative society, people are now talking about condoms.

"Buying condoms now is just like buying any other product," says Pham Cong Nguyen, CEO of the local condom manufacturer Medevice 3S. "You can find condom shops in any street unlike before."

40 comments:

Anonymous said...

Begin of Drgunzet's comment.

Hmmmm...if we make each Khmer rapist to wear that blue condom costume, it will be quite a scene in Cambodia.

I would not be surprised: Half of the Khmer males are rapists. What a sick race. Rape genes are spreading like crazy. I don't see how the Khmer race can compete and survive in the future.

-Drgunzet-

Anonymous said...

Drgunzet

You never learned.
You need to learn to be civil and civilized, Boy !!!

Anonymous said...

Begin of Drgunzet's comment.

Read here, rampant rapes going on in Cambodia.

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia%E2%80%99s-young-rapists

What a sick country, what a sad race. Rape gene is spreading in an epidemic proportion. Cambodia is breeding up massive rape maniacs like zombies, animals.

Just read the sick mentality, forcing, killing, taking, robbing on this forum, we can tell that the Khmer folks are naturally rapists. You just take what you want, you just rape as you want.

Let's fix the Khmer race up.

-Drgunzet-

Anonymous said...

Begin of Drgunzet's comment.

I am going to expose the Khmer race to the world. Read this:

School children in Cambodia. Corruption within the country's education system is reportedly rampant
PHNOM PENH, 5 December 2008 (IRIN) - When Sok Sopheap could not pay his daily bribe, his secondary school teacher refused to let him attend class.

The teacher demanded he stand for an hour by the door until the class finished.

"It was humiliating, but it happens a lot to students," said the 19-year-old son of a food vendor, graduating years late because of what he calls "high corruption fees".

http://www.irinnews.org/report/81825/cambodia-children-miss-out-on-school-because-of-corruption

Khmer race is corrupted to the bones. Even the teachers got so corrupted for chum-change. I read a different report, some time the Khmer students and their parents got so fed up, they brought axes into the school to chop down the teachers.

I would very much like to watch such Youtube for some action!

-Drgunzet-

P.S. Do a search on Youtube for "Khmer student fight". Oh my God, what a sad race.

Anonymous said...

Begin of Drgunzet's comment.

Check out this list of the top-100 living genius in the world and guess what, there is one Vietnamese on the list!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1567544/Top-100-living-geniuses.html

Stupid Khmer, you will have no chance.

-Drgunzet-

Anonymous said...

Khmer civilization was created by our own with empire in asia. Today we have 32 world heritage side and the Thai, laos culture and language was created and influential by khmer. Righ. Wasn't that true. ...how about Vietnames besides small small pagodas mad by muddy or brick what else you can think of. ..if i am not wrong France create viet alphabet. You clearly see viet civilization is nothing more than bloody war in indochina right. By the way viet was a cruel ruthless rebellion and a pirate in south China. Right. Drgunzet you glorify bloody cruel cheater theif as your supoer race. ? I doubt it.!! You knew yourself viet sell it daughter for prostitute right. Drgunzet be straight to the point if some idiot khmer upset you you have every right to respond direct to them but not the entire khmer are bad race. ..you should reread your comments you may have bad temper. .Mike

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Anonymous said...

Drgunzet here is a quote from Mr. Jewtakaun a Chinese archeologists he wrote in the year of 9070. ." The Khmer man got dark skin curly hair and ugly face and got strong physically look scary. But they are a virtue man and high moral with tough believed in Buddha " he said most people are hard working and smarter than many man in the region. Drgunzet khmer engineer in 9 centuries are smarter than the entire Vietnamese today. Wasn't he? ..Mike

RealKhmer said...

KHMER, ALWAYS "BE WARE OF YUON", NEVER PUT YOUR GUARD DOWN WHEN IT COMES TO YUON. Always anticipate dirty new tricks from Yuon.

Anonymous said...

Correction. .In the year of 970. . ...and ...tough believed in tripitaka Buddism. ...

Anonymous said...

oh look Ah Gunzel is so smart but was teaching by Mike .I hope that genius will learn. What kind of genius this is ? he was the one who sell the young girl than blame Khmer? that was so smart it's always Khmer fault . Mike teach him more.

Anonymous said...

Khmerization/School of Vice et al,

Evidentially, the [unprovoked] trashing and vicious racist comments directed at Khmer/Cambodian people as a country, and a race, namely by just one individual have been overwhelmingly unbearable throughout the postings/threads in just a short while here on 'Khmerization' blog.

As a concerned Khmer-American citizen, I implore your understanding to take appropriate action to correct/remedy these situations/issues so as to truly serve the best interests of the readers at large.

Truly yours,

Kal/[ខាល]


Anonymous said...

I already said that an anonymous poster Drgunzet can haul all the trashes and dump them here. If Khmerization does not turn on the moderation back on, the admins will have to baby-sit this blog 24/7 to delete all the trashes.
Keep in mind there are more than one person behind this troll, Drgunzet.
You have been warned!

Anonymous said...



Vietnam Is Having Condom Problems — And That's A Good Thing

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No, that’s a bad thing!
Their population will explode like rats in the rice fields in Battambang!



Anonymous said...

Hey Khmerization .History show Khmer was so nice to YUON .the time when a few YUON come to make a living in Cambodia all Khmer wasn't care and look right now How many YOUN In Cambodia and in your blog your let one YUON trash all Khmer like this and soon later will be two and three.....and a lot like in our home land. Yes I see some one said just ignore that guy . It like all Khmer Ignore Yuon that come to Khmer in the first time and this block soon later what will be?

Anonymous said...

Khmerization admin is very stupid and not knowledgeable and have not served and protected your own Khmer/Cambodian people.

Khmer Yoeurng

Anonymous said...

Those female Vietnamese/Yuon dog eaters look very ugly and unattractive!

Anonymous said...

If you drgunzet want to proof vietnam are smart and civilize or not you walk across the parks at night in Saigon....you will see peoples make love every available places direct to the ground. I feel it's very dirty and anomalies act how you claim these peoples are smatter taller and better than other. Wasn't it a form of prostitution.. And remember your Mom is ones of them too. You should blame the worst culture of Vietnam who sell those daughter For prostitutes and slaved her in brothel For money. Don't you ashamed of your lowest dirty brutal culture. You can't compare to Khmer civilizing family who kept thier daughte in house For years no want be able to see her face For years....they hired a Master or virtue elders to traine,rehearssal and well prepare or get ready before she get marriages..wasn't that's a hig civilized race. Now you clearly understand it right.Mike

Anonymous said...

Now I know the Ngo crab they cheat on khmer victim by spread stupid video of raping and brutally in some place to raise fund some video even a fiction to make it more worst. ..thise money suckere Ngo is another crook who make money by ponography too. And you know what Drgunzet learned from them to trash khmer. ..Mike

Anonymous said...

@28 June 2015 at 03:35

how about Vietnames besides small small pagodas mad by muddy or brick what else you can think of
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There're a lot of things you can think about Vietnamese culture and history. Thousands years of continuous history mark Vietnamese civilization as one of the longest existing culture around the world. Relics indicated that Vietnamese people appeared since Stone Age. For speaking Vietnamese use their own unique speaking, for writing they created Nôm writing which based from Chinese writing (similar to the Korean or Japanese)and use it until modern Quốc Ngữ writing was created. Vietnamese tradition and legend are as rich as any other people. Even though Vietnamese have little epic building left due to their continuous resistant war again foreign invasions yet building are not the only thing to judge about culture. Also Vietnamese technology was historically quite significant, say they was one of the first and among the most powerful gunpowder users in Asia which allow Vietnamese to flourish in 16-18th century. So even though the indomitable will and the many wars again foreign invaders dominate large part of Vietnamese's history yet those are not the only things.

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By the way viet was a cruel ruthless rebellion and a pirate in south China.
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Chinese like to call Vietnamese as 'rebel' because they thought Vietnamese is their slaves. Yet if you want to use something like that to insult or downgrade Vietnamese then they are going to laugh at you. Vietnamese actually really proud for their 'rebellions' behavior because they see themselves as independent and strong people.

For the pirate story then it's more as a blessing then cursing! Say you are putting Vietnamese's maritime power on par with the other pirates like the Viking!

BTW Khmer Empire was a great empire yes that's truth but if you are going to say you're superior compare to Vietnamese then don't forget that Khmer Empire eventually ended up begging for the more powerful Vietnamese's states to help them again the Thai

#comcomWF

Anonymous said...

@28 June 2015 at 08:09
Kal/[ខាល]

Indeed that Drunzet is intolerable due to his heinous racism again Cambodian. It's not strange for most (if not all) Cambodian here get mad with him. However after you blame him/her and consider him/her as the general Vietnamese then look at yourself. Some of you is no better then him.

Anyway I also highly suggest the blog admin to permanently ban Drunzet from the blog by delete all of his/her comment around

#comcomWF

Anonymous said...

Fair and agreed with you. The khner invented brown, silver, and ceramic jar since the 300 BY based on archeologists discovered in phanom rong Thailand today. ..and khmer engineer in 9 centuries was manifested as smart as engineer today. They could calculate design and established a vast empire in asia. Right. If you read the France taxation system history the France had copy most of Angkorian system to develop it nation. .and the khmer got her vast international standard fleet seaport trades with India and the Chinese at Lavor ( Chenla )or Laos today. We got our first currency made by silver , the khmer invented it's own energy and vast canal system to mobilize water through out kingdom. ..if i am not wrong the khmer crashed two civilization the Mon and the Champar. ..even the Siam or Thailand are used to be slaves of khmer over 600 years. ..now you clearly see how superior the khmer was over other race. ..and Drgunzet I gave you 5 years to thinks of or write down any Vietnamese could proof themselves any civilize in her rich history. ..i apologies for hurting you and you shall avoid linked some khmer rouge idiot ignorance killer who hate Vietnamese to the born to the entire venerable khmer people. I also gratitude and thank to the Vietnames family who lose son husband and father during a good did in throwing off those evils cruelty idiotic khmer rouge. Mike

Anonymous said...

Correction. .Khmer invented brown. Silver. Ceramic jar since the years 300 BC. .....

Anonymous said...

To all of you "" never never ever respond to rudeness,
when people are rude to you, they reveal who they are. Not who you are. Don't take it personality. It's best to be silent "" Mike

Anonymous said...

Begin of Drgunzet's comment.

Khmer are stupid and stubborn like the mules. Let me show it to you.

Hey Khmerization, I order you to put this blog site back to moderation. Let see what he will do. lol...

How dare you accuse some anonymous comment swearing profanity at you to be mine. I do not need profanity to swear at you. All I need to do is to bring up some sorry facts and throw them at your face. That's enough to punish you.

Let's try this. Do a Google image search for "Cambodian skull". Like this:
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=999&bih=531&q=Cambodian+skulls&oq=Cambodian+skulls&gs_l=img.3..0i10j0i8i30l2.1422.3846.0.4056.16.15.0.0.0.0.233.1767.1j9j2.12.0.ernk_zc%2Cezcr%3D1...0...1.1.64.img..4.12.1765.AL63jxXwxsg#hl=en&tbm=isch&q=Cambodia+skulls

Oh my God, it's horrible.

Khmer, stop making trouble in the world. You are worthless. What have your race contributed to humanity lately? None. Prove me wrong. Post something here.

Khmer race has been creamed off repeatedly and cannot recover. Just look at the woeful test results from the Cambodian students. I alone can challenge the entire Khmer race here intellectually.

-Drgunzet-

Anonymous said...

Have you remember USA prolonging war put over three millions Vietnam starve to deaths...and pollute d soil,water, and greatly devastated Vietnamese peoples For several decade later....cruel and savage peoples are everyway and in greater numbers than the good one. Human are nothing better than the wolves they tend to destroy others separate each other and kills each other tile todays in middle east..or WI, WII or pole pot or moaist or starlinist or Hitler....those are super race human being...now you clearly understand no human are good in this world except lord Buddha.. So please stop makings fool of ourselves..Mike

Anonymous said...

Screw that sucker racist career troller!!!

Anonymous said...

Begin of Drgunzet's comment.

Recently Cambodian police arrested a lot of illegal Vietnamese workers at the Chinese construction site in Cambodia. So, how come the Chinese managers did not hire the Cambodian locals instead of the Vietnamese?

The answer is simple: Khmer workers are lazy and stupid. They don't follow instruction. When a Chinese manager complained, the Khmer workers chopped the Chinese manager with some ax. Read here the news here:
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/chinese-managers-hacked-body-found

See? Khmer race is famous of being ax-murders. If you do some google search, the killing, fighting with axes in Cambodia is rampant! It's so sick.

A person in Cambodia is likely to die by violence 50 times higher than a person in Japan. Oh my God, Khmer race is so murderous. Just read their comments on the Khmer forums. Khmer race is the only known race in the world who write posts to invoke chopping, killing, murdering unarmed civilians of other races.

How sick! Did I get it wrong? You folks can challenge what I write here.

-Drgunzet-

Anonymous said...

To all Khmer and foreign readers:

Drgunzet (Yuon/Vietnamese poster) is located in Boise, Idaho.

Khmer Yeourng

Anonymous said...

To all Khmer and foreign readers:

Drgunzet (Yuon/Vietnamese poster) is located in Boise, Idaho.

Khmer Yeourng

Anonymous said...

Hey, idiot Khmer Yeourng,
Stop the none sense about where Drgunzet. We all know this a long time ago from Topix. Be careful when you try to hint & wish him harm. FED might come knocking on your door.

Anonymous said...

30 June 2015 at 00:58 - Stop being nonsense, Yuon/Vietnamese dog eater. Only you and Drgunzet are Yuon/Vietnamese cyber criminals will be followed by FED. LOL

Anonymous said...

Dear all Khmer and foreign readers:

As you already know Drgunzet (Yuon/Vietnamese poster) has so far enjoyed making fun of, looking down on and picking on Khmer people who are real victims (unfortunate folks in Cambodia). So, you wonder why. Yuon/Vietnamese folks and Drgunzet are crazy and weird creatures on earth.

Khmer Yeourng

Anonymous said...

30 June 2015 at 05:43's comment does scare the shit out of my next door neighbor's mule..haha!!!

Anonymous said...

Begin of Drgunzet's comment.

Where the fuck is that fat lazy chicken 'Khmerization'?

-Drgunzet-

Anonymous said...

So what about your muderous Yuon/viet do toward Chinese factories in vietnam like burning and robbing the property?oh god your race is so cruel and silly to do that toward the investors.Anyway I bet spratly island and Paracel island will belong to China soon even your Yuon use any method you still can not get it back.get it?

Anonymous said...

Begin of Drgunzet's comment.

Let's have a contrast:
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Begin of Drgunzet's comment.

Where the fuck is that fat lazy chicken 'Khmerization'?

-Drgunzet-

30 June 2015 at 07:38

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Ok, Khmerization, follow my instruction: Put this blog back into moderation mode. Don't be lazy. Let see if he would follow my instruction...hehehe...

Read this news:
"The official characteriZed the killing as a revenge attack, saying the victim had been involved in a verbal dispute with five of his Cambodian workers earlier in the evening.

Weilin reportedly criticized the workers for being lazy and failing to follow instructions, angering the workers. The men allegedly returned later and killed him as he was working alone on the first floor of the construction site."

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/chinese-managers-hacked-body-found

-Drgunzet-

Anonymous said...

To all Khmer and foreign readers:

Drgunzet (Yuon/Vietnamese poster) is located in Boise, Idaho.

Khmer Yeourng

Anonymous said...

Why taking it out on Khmer people -Drgunzet-. There is a better way to commit suicide -Drgunzet- @30 June 2015 at 12:03,

Use your life for a good cause - Join ISIS. You will be of invaluable Viet suicidal bomber for ISIS. ISIS has its network at Boise, Idaho. You will be welcoming with open arms by ISIS!!! Someone will be knocking on your door before you can say, Chet Reuy!!!

You may not have 2 days...someone will be knocking on you door before then!!!

Anonymous said...

So what about your muderous Yuon/viet do toward Chinese factories in vietnam like burning and robbing the property?oh god your race is so cruel and silly to do that toward the investors.Anyway I bet spratly island and Paracel island will belong to China soon even your Yuon use any method you still can not get it back.get it?