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Baku
OVERVIEW
In Azerbaijan, you will find a complex picture related to sexual and reproductive health care. On the one hand, Azerbaijan is a former Soviet state, meaning abortion has been legal since 1955. You need a prescription to obtain hormonal contraceptives, but you can find a variety of contraceptive options, such as pills and IUDs, and condoms can be purchased over-the-counter at pharmacies and some supermarkets. You can also obtain emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) at pharmacies without a prescription. There are no travel or residency restrictions related to HIV status. However, there are no known providers of PrEP in Azerbaijan and there is no nationwide HPV vaccination program, as of March 2018. Furthermore, homosexuality has been legal since 2000, and the fertility rate remains comparable to many developed nations at 1.89 children born/woman per childCite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag, and there are still significant improvements to be made regarding the quality of care in the country. However, Azerbaijan has taken steps to improve its sexual and reproductive health care systems over the years, and it even halved the maternal mortality rate between 2007 and 2014.[1]