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People Fixing The World: Nigeria's Secret STI Test Kits

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Nigeria's Secret STI Test Kits

19/06/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - People Fixing The World, Nigeria's Secret STI Test Kits

The start-up that allows people to self test for STIs in secret

A Nigerian entrepreneur has a millennial-friendly solution to sexual health. Her start-up helps people anonymously test themselves for STIs at home.

More than three million people in Nigeria are living with HIV, but only about 10% of the population has ever taken an HIV test. Talking about sex is a taboo subject and sexual health clinics are not popular places to be seen. Other sexually transmitted diseases, such as Hepatitis B and Syphilis, are on the rise among young people.
 
But a Nigerian entrepreneur called Florida Uzoaru thinks she has a millennial-friendly solution to sexual health. Her start-up is giving people the option to anonymously test themselves at home. Secret packages, sent by courier, contain a pick ‘n' mix of self-test blood kits, contraception or the morning after pill. Customers buy everything online and receive counselling and assistance via WhatsApp. But can bypassing the healthcare system solve the problem?
 
Producer and Reporter: Amelia Martyn-Hemphill

Photo Caption: SlideSafe founder Florida Uzoaru with her secret STI testing kits 
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