Delivering condoms for choice, health and rights

The human right to the highest attainable standard of health starts with the right to choice and bodily autonomy, which includes the right to access quality contraceptives. 

Since 2016, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria have partnered to reduce HIV infections, unintended pregnancies and STIs by providing quality-assured condoms at competitive prices. 

In 2024 alone, the partnership delivered more than 683 million pieces of male condoms in total - ensuring more than  4.7 million couples had access to a full year of protection across 37 countries. 

• + 683 million units of male condoms delivered
• 4.74  million couples-years protection (CYP)
• + 5.96 million units of  female condoms delivered
• Across 37 countries worldwide

The sustained access to quality condoms is essential for the health of women and girls as they are twice as likely to acquire HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. About 44 per cent of women face constraints on their bodily autonomy and reproductive agency, such as their ability to make their own decisions about whether to have sex, use contraception, and seek health care. 

UNFPA continues to work in partnership with governments and other partners around the world, such as the Global Fund, to improve women and young people’s access to safe, quality condoms.