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New EC guideline in Spain

The Spanish Society of Contraception (SEC) just launched the Spanish edition of emergency contrantraception: A guideline for service provision in Europe, published by ECEC in December 2013. Anticoncepción de Urgencia. Guía para la provisión de servicios en Europa, can be downloaded from the SEC´s website, here. ECEC thanks the SEC for this collaboration and for their efforts…

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Emergency contraception (EC) is available in Bosnia and Herzegovina: local pharmacies distribute LNG EC and UPA EC, but only in the autonomous entity of Republika Srpska is EC subsidized and included in the Essential Medicines List. Sexual & reproductive health background information Accessibility & prescription status Cost Guidelines & common practices EC knowledge Sexual &…

Serbia

Emergency contraception (EC) is available in Serbia: LNG EC and UPA EC are included in national policies for family planning, and local pharmacies distribute EC pills, but EC is not reimbursed or covered by social security. Sexual & reproductive health background information Accessibility & prescription status Cost Guidelines & common practices EC use Sexual &…

Sexual health, human rights and the law. New report of the World Health Organization

States have obligations to bring their laws and regulations that affect sexual health into alignment with human rights laws and standards. Drawing from a review of public health evidence and research into human rights law, the report Sexual health, human rights and the law shows how states can support sexual health through mechanisms that are consistent…

Update on UPA in European Union countries – May 2015

In January 2015 the European Commission issued an implementing decision, amending the marketing authorisation granted in 2009 for UPA ECPs. Sine then, the decision has started to be implemented. In most European Union countries the decision is being followed and UPA ECPs are available directly in the pharmacies or will be very soon. At the…

Renewed commitment to reduce inequalities in sexual and reproductive health in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Over a 140 participants from 19 countries, representing governments, parliaments, civil society, young people and academia, gathered in Sofia, Bulgaria in May 27-29, 2015,  to participate in the Regional Conference “Promoting Health and Rights, Reducing Inequalities: Towards Better Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes in Eastern Europe and Central Asia”. Participants in the Conference, conveyed by…

May 28 is International Day of Action for Women’s Health

May 28 is the International Day of Action for Women’s Health. The European Consortium for Emergency Contraception supports the May 28 campaign and its call on governments worldwide to respect, protect, and fulfill women’s right to health, dignity, and bodily integrity and to end violence against women in all its forms. Please visit the campaign website and sign…

Luxembourg

Emergency contraception (EC) is available in Luxembourg: local pharmacies and family planning centers distribute LNG EC and UPA EC without a prescription. Sexual & reproductive health background information Accessibility & prescription status In Luxembourg, LNG EC is available from pharmacies and family planning centers without a prescription. Since February 1, 2015, UPA EC is also…

Continued inequalities in access to contraceptive choice in Europe

On March 24, 2015, the International Planned Parenthood Federation European Network (IPPF EN) launched a new Barometer of Women’s Access to Modern Contraceptive Choice in 16 EU Countries (Extended). This report analyses how easily women in 16 EU countries (Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain,…

New Italian edition of EC guideline

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’…