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The Council has conducted studies on emergency
contraception throughout the world. Council activities in
sub-Saharan Africa include support of ECafrique, a bilingual,
international network of health care and business professionals,
development specialists, and scientists seeking to expand the
availability of these services in Africa. |
Emergency contraception fills an important niche in the range of
contraceptive options available to women and couples. Emergency
contraception is an increased dose of regular oral contraceptive pills
used within 72 hours after unprotected sex to reduce a woman’s chance of
becoming pregnant.
The Population Council has conducted studies on emergency contraception
throughout the world, including clinical trials to identify simpler regimens
and to extend the time limit of use and operations research studies on the
introduction of emergency contraception in a number of countries. The goal
of the research is to mainstream the method through both national family
planning programs and the private sector.
 The
Council supports ECafrique, a
bilingual, international network of health care and business professionals,
development specialists, and scientists seeking to expand the availability of
emergency contraception services in Africa. The network's goal is to build the
knowledge and experience base needed to introduce, deliver, and mainstream
quality emergency contraception services in countries where there is an unmet
need for this product.
The Population Council also continues to participate with the
American Society for Emergency Contraception, a society the Council helped
to found, to share information among groups focusing on emergency
contraception.
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Population Council staff members Martha Brady,
Jill Keesbury, and M.E. Khan serve on the Steering Committee of the
International Consortium for Emergency Contraception.
Emergency Contraceptive Pills: South East Asia
Regional Training Manual,
developed by the Population Council's India Office, aims to equip
trainers with appropriate knowledge and skills on emergency
contraceptive pills. (more)
Jill Keesbury, of the Council's Kenya office, is now the
overall coordinator of ECafrique. This consortium, with
over 200 institutional members, publishes a bilingual newsletter with
extensive information about emergency contraception (EC) in Africa. ECafrique also conducts and
facilitates activities throughout the continent to enhance EC access. For
information or to be added to the mailing list, please e-mail:
ecafrique@pcnairobi.org.
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Publications/Resources |
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“ECP handbook: Introducing and mainstreaming the
provision of emergency contraceptive pills in developing countries” (2009) (PDF)
(more)
"Emergency contraception: Health care providers
quick reference guide" (2008) (PDF)
"Knowledge
and opinions of emergency contraceptive pills among female factory
workers in Tijuana, Mexico " (2008) (abstract)
"Introduction of emergency contraceptive pills in the
public health system of Pakistan: A south-to-south collaboration" (2008) (PDF)
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