Document Type
Brief
Publication Date
2010
Abstract
To improve access to emergency contraception (ECP) and ensure that adequate information is provided to all users, the Kenyan Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, the Population Council, and Population Services International-Kenya undertook a three-year effort to mainstream ECP in Kenya. This brief presents the results of this initiative and discusses strategies for further strengthening ECP provision. Kenya has emerged as a leader in ECP programming in the region and has demonstrated that it is possible to strengthen ECP services in both the public and private sectors while at the same time increasing public awareness, knowledge, and use of the method. The Kenyan experience can serve as a model for other countries on the continent interested in mainstreaming ECP services.
Recommended Citation
Keesbury, Jill, Monica Wanjiru, and Katherine Maina. 2010. "Mainstreaming emergency contraception pills in Kenya," policy brief. Nairobi: Population Council.
DOI
10.31899/rh2.1073
Language
English
Project
Mainstreaming Emergency Contraception in Kenya
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