This comes from the man who said "Doctor's have the licence to kill..."

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysia's deputy health minister urged
every woman in the country to carry a condom to protect against HIV,
the virus that causes AIDS, a news report said Sunday.

"This is not to debase them but to protect them. Women are the first
ones to get exploited by their (HIV-positive) partners," Abdul Latiff
Ahmad was quoted as saying by the Sunday Star newspaper.

"But this is just a suggestion, it's up to them."

Abdul Latiff made the remarks to coincide with the International Aids
Memorial Day, which was celebrated openly Saturday for the first time
in the Muslim-majority country in a bid to reduce stigma for victims.
In the past, the event was held behind closed doors.

Last year, 745 Malaysian women were identified as HIV-positive and 193
women were diagnosed with AIDS, he said in the report.

Officials have said nearly 81,000 Malaysians have been infected with
HIV. Less than 10 percent of them are women, but the number is
steadily rising.

Abdul Latiff and other health ministry officials could not be reached
Sunday for comment.

Malaysian AIDS Council President Adeeba Kamarulzaman was quoted as
saying besides sex workers many women who contract HIV are housewives,
infected unknowingly by their husbands.

"It's not that people don't know that condoms can protect them. But
there are some men who do not care to take the precaution, even though
they know they have HIV," she said.