France Offers Free Condoms To 18 To 25 Year Old

Young people in France will have free access to condoms from January, in a bid to minimize the spread of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI).

The French President announced the new health measure on Thursday at an event for young people’s health.

Emmanuel Macron said young people would be able to collect them from pharmacies, and described the move as a “small revolution in prevention”.

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In 2020 and 2021 France experienced a 30% national increase in STI rates.

In 2018 the French Government started reimbursing the costs of condoms to individuals, if purchased in a pharmacy with a prescription from a doctor or midwife.

Earlier this year the government made contraception free for all women up to 26 years old – a move that affected three million women. Contraception had previously been free for women and girls 18 or younger.