EC Medical and Service Delivery Guidelines now in Hungarian

ByCristina Puig

Pro Familia Hungaria’s Affiliation Society of Békés County and the Reproductive Health Working Group of the Regional Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences at Szeged have translated ICEC’s Emergency Contraceptive Pills: Medical and Service Delivery Guidelines into Hungarian. In an effort to fulfill its mission to increase knowledge and access to EC in Europe, ECEC welcomes collaboration with local partners to promote the development and/or updating of local EC guidelines. Contact us for further information at info@ec-ec.org.

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