The new health measure follows an increase in sexually transmitted infections in France.
Young people in France will have free access to condoms from January, in a bid to minimise the spread of sexually transmitted infections .
The French president announced the new health measure on Thursday at an event for young people's health. Emmanuel Macron said young people would be able to collect them from pharmacies, and described the move as a "small revolution in contraception".The new measure comes alongside other health initiatives targeting the spread of STIs and improving access to contraception.
In 2018 the French government started reimbursing the costs of condoms to individuals, if purchased in a pharmacy with a prescription from a doctor or midwife.- a move that affected three million women. Contraception had previously been free for women and girls 18 or younger. Mr Macron added in a tweet that Thursday's announcement comes alongside other health measures. They include free emergency contraception for all women in pharmacies, and free STI screenings without a prescription, except HIV, to those under the age of 26.
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