What is CMMBs policy Vis a Vis condoms as a means to prevent HIV/AIDS?
As a Catholic organization, CMMB does not—and has not—distributed condoms or advocated their use as a means of preventing the transmission of HIV from one person to another. The education programs CMMB supports focus on individual responsibility, monogamy, abstinence, respect, religious faith, and basic healthcare. We provide to our partners complete and accurate information about condoms as part of our prevention efforts. CMMB follows national guidelines established by the ministry of health, and those of the presiding Conference of Catholic Bishops in each country where we have HIV and AIDS programs. CMMB, as a faith-based leader in global healthcare, is committed to providing care and treatment to those individuals living with HIV and AIDS. A great deal of CMMB’s work in developing nations also involves the prevention of HIV transmission. We are making a profound impact in these countries without involving the distribution of condoms. Our PMTCT—prevention of mother-to-child transmis
