Red_Triangle,_Family_Planning
Red Triangle (family planning)
Symbol for contraceptive services, particularly in developing countries
An inverted Red Triangle is the symbol for family planning health and contraception services, much as the red cross is a symbol for medical services.[1] It was first introduced by Frank Wilder in December 1968 for use throughout the Global South.[1] It first appeared in India, followed by other countries such as Ghana, Gambia, Zimbabwe, Egypt and Thailand.
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Throughout parts of the Global South, it is used outside shops and clinics that offer family planning products, and as in commercial and government messages that promote reproductive health services and population control. It is frequently placed on contraceptive products, such as condoms, diaphragms, spermicidal gel, and IUDs (for instance, on the government-subsidized Nirodh condoms in India and Sultan condoms in Gambia).