Nepali Times
Domestic Brief
Off the air


Nepal's Ministry of Health has just pulled one of its advertisements for contraceptives off the air. The jingle, in which a young girl encourages "driver dai" to use a condom, is mainly targeted at bus drivers and truckers on the highway. The ministry may have been criticised for reinforcing stereotypes or may be developing a sensitive strain, but it needs to find a replacement-fast.



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(11 JAN 2013 - 17 JAN 2013)


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