Condom machine to be introduced at University of Malta

Student organisation Pulse has said that the University of Malta student council, KSU has come on board with its proposal to introduce condom dispensers on University premises.

The organisation said it had presented this proposal back in July 2015 as part of a set of proposals for a holistic sexual health education policy at the university.

In a statement on its Facebook page, the organisation said that the campaign for a condom machine to be installed on University grounds had been going on for years, with a similar call having been shot down back in 2010.

“Pulse is therefore satisfied that this step finally brings years of campaigning to an end, given that the organisation has always regarded the issue as a ‘non-issue’,” the statement reads.

They added that at this day and age, students could not be taken seriously when insisting on improved sexual health education when the University itself lacked in its promotion of contraceptive use.

“Despite this improvement however, Pulse is adamant that much more needs to be done, and the organisation shall continue working tirelessly to lobby on its four major proposals announced in July,” they added, explaining that following meetings held with Parliamentary Secretary for Health Chris Fearne as well as other Members of Parliament, Pulse would be holding meetings on these proposals with other key stakeholders in education and healthcare, with the aim of forging a consensus on the how sexual health standards could be raised across all aspects of our education system.

The proposals made by the organization include an increased number of sex therapists at schools, available to students without the need for permission or parental consent, as well as the opening of a  sex clinic at University of Malta to offer basic aid and information about sexual activity, among others.