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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* In Ghana, you can purchase birth control pills without a prescription at pharmacies. Some brands you can expect to see are Ovrette, Lo-Femenal | * In Ghana, you can purchase '''birth control pills''' without a prescription at pharmacies. Some brands you can expect to see are Diane 35, Ovrette, Lydia, Lo-Femenal, Microgynon-30 and Yasmin. | ||
* [http://lydiacaresgh.com/ Lydia] provides contraceptive options for women in Ghana, including oral contraceptives and Lydia 'Safeload' IUD. "Lydia Contraceptive is a trademark of DKT International, an NGO and one of the largest private providers of family planning and reproductive health products and services in the developing world. DKT International Inc. Ghana was established in 2011 with its head office in Accra. DKT Ghana has a core mission to provide SRH products and services to the people of Ghana." Check out the website for details. | * [http://lydiacaresgh.com/ Lydia] provides contraceptive options for women in Ghana, including oral contraceptives and Lydia 'Safeload' IUD. "Lydia Contraceptive is a trademark of DKT International, an NGO and one of the largest private providers of family planning and reproductive health products and services in the developing world. DKT International Inc. Ghana was established in 2011 with its head office in Accra. DKT Ghana has a core mission to provide SRH products and services to the people of Ghana." Check out the website for details. | ||
* [https://mariestopes.org/where-in-the-world#ghana Marie Stopes International - Ghana]: "Marie Stopes International Ghana (MSI Ghana) has become a leader in the provision of quality family planning services, a voice for collaboration between the private sector, NGOs and Ghana Health Services on critical issues of women’s health, and an innovator of strategies to reach under-served women and families... Through the USAID-funded Strengthening International Family Planning Organizations (SIFPO) project, MSI Ghana will increase access to and knowledge of sexual and reproductive health services among the female porters (Kayayei) in Accra and develop referrals for gender-based violence services." Contact: Marie Stopes International Ghana, C900/4 Mensah Sarbah Road, Kokomelemle, Accra North, Ghana. Telephone: +223 (0) 544 340 153 / +233 (0) 302 241 517. Email: info@mariestopes.org.gh. | * [https://mariestopes.org/where-in-the-world#ghana Marie Stopes International - Ghana]: "Marie Stopes International Ghana (MSI Ghana) has become a leader in the provision of quality family planning services, a voice for collaboration between the private sector, NGOs and Ghana Health Services on critical issues of women’s health, and an innovator of strategies to reach under-served women and families... Through the USAID-funded Strengthening International Family Planning Organizations (SIFPO) project, MSI Ghana will increase access to and knowledge of sexual and reproductive health services among the female porters (Kayayei) in Accra and develop referrals for gender-based violence services." Contact: Marie Stopes International Ghana, C900/4 Mensah Sarbah Road, Kokomelemle, Accra North, Ghana. Telephone: +223 (0) 544 340 153 / +233 (0) 302 241 517. Email: info@mariestopes.org.gh. | ||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
* Here are the costs for birth control pills provided by one pharmacy in Accra (February 2018): Yasmin - 86.50, Diane 35 - 56, Microgynon pack (1x21 - 16, Microgynon (3x21) - 48.6, Microgynon Fe - 5, Lydia - 3. | |||
==Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)== | ==Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)== | ||