Spain: EC use drops due to the pandemic
July 2021. According to the Spanish Society of Contraception (SEC), use of emergency contraception pills dropped among women aged 25 to 30 and 35 to 40, from 38% to 2,7. Read more here:
July 2021. According to the Spanish Society of Contraception (SEC), use of emergency contraception pills dropped among women aged 25 to 30 and 35 to 40, from 38% to 2,7. Read more here:
A study published in the European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care in 2013 sought to identify knowledge of and attitudes towards EC among women from five European countries. Sexually-active women from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom were asked about their use of and opinions on EC in an internet-based survey….
February 2021. The Radio Télévision Suisse program 15 Minutes, looks at the Swiss model of emergency contraception dispensation through pharmacies, in which consultation is mandatory and paid for by the client. Journalist Coraline Pauchard looks at the pros and cons of this model, in a report that you can listen here (in French).
In February 2015, the Portuguese Society of Contraception launched a practical EC guide for pharmacists. After Portugal decided to follow the European Union Commission recommendation to make UPA EC accessible directly from pharmacies without prescription, UPA EC is expected to be available directly from pharmacists in the country in the next few months. The Portuguese…
April 2023. In December 2022, the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (RHSC) and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) published The Family Planning Market Report. This report leverages shipment data from 17 participating suppliers to analyze the public-sector contraceptive market in 83 low- and middle-income countries. The public sector is defined as those purchased by public…
Emergency contraception 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.
August 2023. DKT International and ECEC just published a brief that summarizes emergency contraception pills (ECPs) sales data from Social Marketing Programs in low- and middle-income countries, in the past 10 years. Emergency Contraception Pills Sales in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Data from Social Marketing Programs, reveals that ECPs experienced a remarkable growth during this…
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