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.
Off the air
Domestic Brief | From Issue #58 (August 31 - September 6, 2001)
