Asia 'needs billions of condoms' Asia is facing a huge shortage of condoms, heightening fears over the spread of the HIV/Aids epidemic, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Unless extensive prevention efforts are undertaken immediately, the region - which currently has seven million HIV/Aids sufferers - is set to become the epicentre of the pandemic in the next decade, the WHO said on Monday. Asia is currently short of "billions" of condoms, the organisation warned, adding that at least 30m people could be infected in India and China by 2010. WHO media officer Mangai Balasegaram said it was vitally...
