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This article, written by Lillian Roberts, is part of an African Alliance series celebrating 25 years of the inner condom in South Africa and the people who helped to establish the world’s biggest state-funded inner condom project. Dr Mags Beksinska, a sexual and reproductive health researcher has worked in the field for almost 20 years. Her research has included clinical and operations studies in the broad area of reproductive health with a focus on barrier methods for dual protection. She has specialised in research on female condoms, also now known as internal/inner condoms and is a member of the UNFPA/WHO Female Condom Technical Review Committee. Beksinska is also involved in the development of international standards and specifications for condoms. She was an author of the WHO/UNFPA Female Condom Specifications. She is active in global female condom programming and advocacy. She also acts in an advisory role with UNFPA and the
I am a professional nurse at Jericho clinic in the North West. I have been working at this clinic since April 2021 after leaving Unit 9 clinic in Ngaka Modiri, also in the North West. I left Unit 9 in March 2021 because of challenges that included consistent shortages of medication like ARVs, TB drugs and psychiatric drugs. Little did I know that the problems I thought I was running away from at Unit 9 would catch up with me at Jericho clinic. My first few months at the clinic were great. I enjoyed working here because I did not experience many challenges in providing good patient care. I was working in the mother and child department where I dealt with childhood vaccinations, antenatal care and postnatal care. With antenatal care, pregnant women are given folic acid. Folic acid is important for the growing foetus. Mothers are given a pack
