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Cancer cases, STIs, infertility in young adults linked to unsafe sex

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National Aids Control Council Director Dr. Ruth Masha, addressing Health stakeholders during a consultative meeting on condoms and elimination of Mother to Child transmission of HIV and syphilis held in Nairobi on Wednesday, 17th, November, 2021. [Samson Wire. Standard]

The Ministry of Health has raised an alarm over increased cases of sexually transmitted infections and infertility in adolescents and young adults.

According to data by the National Syndemic Disease Control Council (NSDCC), the cases are attributed to unprotected sex.

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