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Useless condoms cast aside

Monday 04 April 1994 23:02 BST
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Imported condoms distributed in Bombay under a dollars 100m ( pounds 70m) programme to combat Aids have proved useless because they are too big, AFP reports from New Delhi. The South Korean contraceptives, circulated as part of a World Health Organisation campaign, are 1.2in longer and a 0.4in wider than the popular local Nirodh brand.

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