WHO updates factsheet on emergency contraception

ByCristina Puig March 1, 2016March 4, 2016

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In February 2016, the World Health Organisation published an updated version of its factsheet on emergency contraception. This update can be found on the WHO media center in English, French and Spanish.

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Some policy makers still don’t understand emergency contraception mechanism of action
ByCristina Puig December 4, 2020February 22, 2023
December 2020. In Malta, a discussion is being held in Parliament these days, about the need for all pharmacies in the country to carry emergency contraception (EC) pills, in order to ensure timely access to this contraceptive method. Surprisingly, some members of parliament still consider that EC pills can threaten Maltese law, under which human…
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EC included in new WHO contraception Apps
ByCristina Puig December 17, 2018January 12, 2019
December 2018. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently launched two new Apps for healthcare providers advising women on contraception. The “Humanitarian settings contraception” App, is intended for front-line health care providers to help women initiate contraception in humanitarian and emergency settings. More information here. The “WHO MEC” App, will facilitate the task of family planning…
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New Italian edition of EC guideline
ByCristina Puig March 25, 2015February 22, 2023
The Italian edition of Emergency Contraception: A guideline for service provision in Europe is already available. See Contraccezione di emergenza Una linea guida per la fornitura di servizi in Europa. This edition has been published in March 2015 with the endorsement of the Societa’ Italiana di Ginecologia e Ostetricia, Associazione Ostetrici Ginecologi Ospedalieri Italiani, Societa’…
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Honduras finally frees emergency contraception pills
ByCristina Puig March 10, 2023May 17, 2024
March 2023. Honduras’ President Xiomara Castro announced on March 8 that emergency contraception pills will be allowed to be marketed and used in the country. According to Reuters, the President “signed an executive order ending a ban of more than 10 years on the use and sale of the “morning after pill,” fulfilling a campaign…
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Procurement of emergency contraception in the public sector of low- and middle-income countries.
ByCristina Puig December 12, 2023December 12, 2023
December 2023. The Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (RHSC) and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) just published 9th edition of The Family Planning Market Report (2023). Featuring data from 17 suppliers, the report looks into public sector contraceptive procurement in low- and lower-middle income countries. The report is an excellent information and analysis tool for…
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The Vatican and emergency contraception
ByCristina Puig April 29, 2021April 29, 2021
April 2021. According to news on Raitre, for over 20 years and until 2016, the Vatican invested in companies that produce emergency contraception pills. The Vatican doctrine defends life from the moment of conception. Emergency contraception pills (popularly known as “the morning-after pill”) do not interfere with life after conception. Emergency contraception pills inhibit ovulation:…
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