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"FHC has made great progress over the past three years in achieving profitability and improving its margins with the development and introduction of the FC2 Female Condom," said FHC CFO Donna Felch. "FHC has succeeded in significantly reducing the female condom's cost through the introduction of a new material and a different manufacturing process. In doing so, FHC has achieved sustained growth. This is a win-win for women and the company."

FHC has also achieved success by building effective public/private partnerships with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and a wide array of bilateral aid agencies, private foundations, and international NGOs committed to advancing women's access to HIV prevention. The company invests in providing technical support to public sector health programs on how to introduce the female condom and how to educate women on discussing HIV prevention with their husbands and partners.

"For more than 20 years, we have believed in the power of public/private partnership and in the principle of doing well by doing good," said FHC's Senior Strategic Advisor and former president, Dr. Mary Ann Leeper. "We are excited that years of effort in making the female condom affordable to prevention programs and accessible to women is starting to show measurable results - results that can save lives."

FHC has attracted the attention of socially responsible investment (SRI) funds such as the Appleseed Fund in recent years. Adam Strauss, a portfolio manager of the Appleseed Fund, notes that FHC meets Appleseed's two key criteria: value for investors and social sustainability. "From a value standpoint, we thought that FHC's stock price was extremely low relative to its revenue growth, its increased margins, and the company's low capital requirements," said Strauss. "From a social standpoint, FHC is in the business of saving l
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