By Ameet Sachdev | South Africa will distribute 3.5 million female condoms manufactured by
Chicago-based Female Health Co. during the World Cup soccer tournament.
 
The World Cup will bring millions of visitors to South Africa and health
organizations are concerned about the impact on public health. An
international agency, which does not want to be identified, procured the
condoms from Female Health and is working with South Africa’s health
ministry to distribute them, a company spokesman said.

The condoms will be distributed to World Cup attendees to protect against sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS, the company said in a news release Wednesday.
 
The condom, known as FC2 (female condom 2), is FDA approved.
 
South Africa has been distributing female condoms for years as part of its HIV/AIDS prevention programs. The World Cup starts June 11 and will run for a month.