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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* You can get male and female '''condoms''' at pharmacies. For a 3-pack of Sensation condoms, you can expect to pay 3 Ethiopian birr. There are also many free or low-cost places to obtain condoms in Ethiopia, which are geared toward Ethiopian nationals. | * If you need basic consultation on birth control and your options, here are some resources: | ||
** You can visit * [http://www.africanservices.org/asc-ethiopia/clinics/addis-ababa Henry van Ameringen Health and Community Development Center] in Shola Market for services related to reproductive health and family planning, including contraception, in partnership with DKT Ethiopia. | |||
** [https://mariestopes.org/where-we-work/ethiopia/ Marie Stopes Ethiopia]: "The services we provide across Ethiopia include general medical consultation, short, long-acting and permanent methods of contraception, family planning counselling, pre- and post-natal care, child health checks, free condom provision, voluntary testing and counselling on HIV, and STI screening and treatment." Marie Stopes Ethiopia: Kirkos Sub City, Woreda 02,, House No.174 , P.O. Box 5775, Addis Ababa. Ethiopia. (+251) 11 550 9251. info@mariestopes.org.et. Call: 8044 (toll free on certain networks). You can contact them on Facebook: click [https://www.facebook.com/marie.stopes.12 here]. | |||
* You can get male and female '''condoms''' at pharmacies. For a 3-pack of Sensation condoms, you can expect to pay 3 Ethiopian birr. There are also many free or low-cost places to obtain condoms in Ethiopia, which are geared toward Ethiopian nationals. | |||
* You can get '''birth control pills''' at pharmacies and you don't need a prescription. If you want the combined pill (estrogen-progestin), you can ask for " “Estrogen/ progestin pill ifeligallehu” (Amharic) or "“Estrogen/ progestin pill ideli iye” (Tigrigna), which both mean "I want the estrogen-progestin pill." The pills are typically sold in 3-month supplies. Some brands you may see are Microlut, Microval, Eugynon, Neogynon, Ovidon, Lo-Femenal, Microgynon-30 and Nordette. For a 3-month supply of pills, you can expect to 20 to 30 birr. If you're an Ethiopian national, you can probably get birth control pills for free. | * You can get '''birth control pills''' at pharmacies and you don't need a prescription. If you want the combined pill (estrogen-progestin), you can ask for " “Estrogen/ progestin pill ifeligallehu” (Amharic) or "“Estrogen/ progestin pill ideli iye” (Tigrigna), which both mean "I want the estrogen-progestin pill." The pills are typically sold in 3-month supplies. Some brands you may see are Microlut, Microval, Eugynon, Neogynon, Ovidon, Lo-Femenal, Microgynon-30 and Nordette. For a 3-month supply of pills, you can expect to 20 to 30 birr. If you're an Ethiopian national, you can probably get birth control pills for free. | ||
* You can get the '''implant (Impanon)''' in Ethiopia at health centers. You'll be asked to consult with a nurse first. If you're an Ethiopian national, you can probably get the implant for free. | * You can get the '''implant (Impanon)''' in Ethiopia at health centers. You'll be asked to consult with a nurse first. If you're an Ethiopian national, you can probably get the implant for free. | ||
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====Testing Facilities==== | ====Testing Facilities==== | ||
* [http://www.africanservices.org/asc-ethiopia/clinics/addis-ababa Henry van Ameringen Health and Community Development Center]: Services include: Full laboratory including HIV, STI, and TB counseling and testing, CD4 monitoring, hematology, chemistry and microscopy services. "The Henry van Ameringen Health and Community Development Center, located in the Shola Market in Addis Ababa, was the first location established upon ASC’s return to Ethiopia in September 2003. Located in the largest open-air market in Addis, this clinic provides free services to over 6,000 of the most vulnerable people in this community, each year." | |||
* Bethzatha Medical Center: Provides Confidential HIV Antibody Testing, Counseling, HIV Antibody Testing, Hospital Services, Laboratory Services, STD Testing, STD Treatment, TB Prevention & TB Testing. "Mission: Provide quality and efficient health service to Ethiopian public Objective: 1-Provide services, 2-Involvement in research, 3-Training Established: 1995" | |||
====Support==== | ====Support==== | ||
* [http://www.africanservices.org/asc-ethiopia/clinics/addis-ababa Henry van Ameringen Health and Community Development Center]: "Services include:Community outreach and HIV prevention education, Antiretroviral treatment, TB and STI treatment, and treatment to prevent opportunistic infections, Treatment adherence support & Pediatric HIV/AIDS case management. | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||