Cambodia cracks down on condom sales in capital

26th January 2010
Source: GNA (Ghana)

Cambodian authorities have cracked down on as many as 37 condom sales shops in Phnom Penh over the last three months, a government official said Tuesday.

Sok Sokun, director of Phnom Penh Municipal Health Department said that the Ministry of Health in cooperation with police and local authorities have cracked down on 37 shops since November last year.

He said those shops owners had sold condoms which had expiry date and drugs for sexual-enhancement without being first advised or prescribed by doctors.

However, he said, selling condoms and sexual enhancement drug are not considered illegal, but these kinds of goods are harmful to consumers' health once they are out of date or fake.

The vendors whose shops were raided were re-educated for the health alert.

It is common to see condoms sales of many kinds in many corners in Phnom Penh streets at night besides proper places like pharmacies.

Cambodia is known as one of the Asian countries that are successfully in curbing the spread of HIV/AIDs related diseases.