A green neon-lit pharmacy shop sign on the corner of a street with a message in French: 'There are places for protection on every street corner'; with a sterile needle and a condom advertising pharmacies as the first port of call for protection against AIDS; an advertisement by the Ministére du Travail et des Affaires Sociales, L'Assurance Maladie Sécurité Sociale, Ordre National des Pharmacies and CFES. Colour lithograph.

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[between 1990 and 1999]
Reference:
672184i
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view A green neon-lit pharmacy shop sign on the corner of a street with a message in French: 'There are places for protection on every street corner'; with a sterile needle and a condom advertising pharmacies as the first port of call for protection against AIDS; an advertisement by the Ministére du Travail et des Affaires Sociales, L'Assurance Maladie Sécurité Sociale, Ordre National des Pharmacies and CFES. Colour lithograph.

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A green neon-lit pharmacy shop sign on the corner of a street with a message in French: 'There are places for protection on every street corner'; with a sterile needle and a condom advertising pharmacies as the first port of call for protection against AIDS; an advertisement by the Ministére du Travail et des Affaires Sociales, L'Assurance Maladie Sécurité Sociale, Ordre National des Pharmacies and CFES. Colour lithograph. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Publication/Creation

[Paris, France] : Ministére du Travail et des Affaires Sociales : L'Assurance Maladie Sécurité Sociale : Ordre National des Pharmacies : CFES, [between 1990 and 1999]

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 40 x 30 cm

Lettering

Mine de rien, on trouve des lieux de prévention du SIDA à tous les coins de rue. En un an les pharmacies ont délivré 52 millions de préservatifs, 1.8 millions de Stéribox© et plus de 10 millions de seringues, ce qui les place en premiére ligne de la lutte contre le SIDA ... Protégez-vous du SIDA. Protégez les autres. Votre pharmacien, actuer de la prévention du SIDA ... Bears logo: Ministére du Travail et des Affaires Sociales Bears logo: L'Assurance Maladie Sécurité Sociale Bears logo: Ordre National des Pharmacies Bears logo: CFES The stéribox is an anti-AIDS kit for drug-users. "It was first conceived in 1991 and was progressively introduced to France between 1992 and 1994, the year of its marketing in pharmacy, at 5 francs. Each kit contained two 1mL syringes, two ampoules of sterile water, two alcohol cotton pads, a condom and an instruction for use leaflet. A box was given for used syringe diposal" [extract from www.apothicom.org.]

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Ministére du Travail et des Affaires Sociales L'Assurance Maladie Sécurité Sociale Ordre National des Pharmacies CFES Stéribox© 199- Ministére du Travail et des Affaires Sociales L'Assurance Maladie Sécurité Sociale Ordre National des Pharmacies CFES 19/11/08 France UkLW Transcription from the item

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Wellcome Collection 672184i

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