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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Albania, you can purchase condoms and birth control pills at pharmacies without a prescription. While you may technically need a prescription for birth control pills, this is not typically enforced, and birth control pills are widely available over-the-counter | In Albania, you can purchase condoms and birth control pills at pharmacies without a prescription. While you may technically need a prescription for birth control pills, this is not typically enforced, and birth control pills are widely available over-the-counter.<ref>[http://ocsotc.org/wp-content/uploads/worldmap/worldmap.html Global Oral Contraception Availability]</ref> <ref>[http://freethepill.org/where-on-earth/ Free the Pill: Where on Earth?]</ref> However, for other forms of birth control, such as implants, injectables, and IUDs, you may need to directly visit a health care provider. | ||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
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In Albania, emergency contraceptive pills are available, and a prescription is technically required by law.<ref>[https://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/COUNTRY/ EC Status and Availability - COUNTRY]</ref> However, it appears that it is informally available at pharmacies over-the-counter, so no prescription may be required. | |||
From 2008-09, it was estimated that about 2.4% of Albanian women had ever used emergency contraceptive pills, and about 28% of women of reproductive age had knowledge of emergency contraception.<ref>[https://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/COUNTRY/ EC Status and Availability - COUNTRY]</ref> | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* In Albania, emergency contraceptive pills are available, and you can informally purchase them over-the-counter. While the law technically requires that you get a prescription in advance, this doesn't seem to be widely enforced. This means that you should be able to walk into a pharmacy and purchase emergency contraceptive pills, regardless of whether you have a prescription. | |||
* Some of the emergency contraceptive pill brands you can expect to see in pharmacies are NorLevo 1.5mg and Postinor-2.<ref>[https://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/COUNTRY/ EC Status and Availability - COUNTRY]</ref> | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
Emergency contraception pills cost around 700-1500 leke in Albania, as of May 2020. | |||
==Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs/STDs)== | ==Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs/STDs)== | ||
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=== | In 2017, it was estimated that around 1400 people were living with HIV in Albania.<ref>[https://www.unaids.org/en/regionscountries/countries/albania Country factsheets: ALBANIA 2017]</ref> | ||
===Testing Facilities=== | |||
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* [https://www.unaids.org/en/regionscountries/countries/albania UNAIDS Albania] | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
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In Albania, abortion is legally available in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.<ref>[http://worldabortionlaws.com/map/ World Abortion Laws]</ref> <ref>[https://www.womenonwaves.org/en/page/4865/albania--organizations-and-clinics Albania: Organizations and Clinics]</ref> While the law states that abortions are permitted if the pregnancy causes social or psychological problems<ref>[https://www.womenonwaves.org/en/page/5121/albania--abortion-law Albania: Abortion Law]</ref>, these laws are very general, so they may be interpreted to include many cases. To learn more, you can check out this link on [https://www.womenonwaves.org/en/page/5121/albania--abortion-law Albanian Abortion Law]</ref>. | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* Marie Stopes International Albania: Location: Rruga Tefta,Tashko 10, Tirana, Albania; Tel: +355 4 224 10 18 | |||
* Shoqata Shqiptare e Planifikimit Familjar/ Albanian Family Planning Association (AFPA): Address: Bulevardi 'Gjergj Fishta', Kompleksi Tirana 2000, Kulla Nr. 4, Tirana; Email: info@acpd-al.org; Phone: +355 (42) 2514 75 | |||
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==List of Additional Resources== | ==List of Additional Resources== | ||
* [http://www.shendetesia.gov.al/ Ministry of Health and Social Welfare] | |||
* [https://www.ippf.org/about-us/member-associations/albania The Family Planning Association of Albania (FPAA)]: "The Family Planning Association of Albania (FPAA) runs family planning clinics in Tirana and Lezha, and has branches in 6 districts of the country. The organization trains health personnel in reproductive health, post-delivery contraception and safe abortion techniques." | |||
* [http://www.aagw.org/ Association of Albanian Girls]: "The “Association of Albanian Girls and Women” (AAGW) is an organization created in 2003 by and for victims of human trafficking in Albania." They provide job training and assistance to women so they can reintegrate back into society. Email: aagwmail@gmail.com | |||
* [http://www.equaldex.com/region/albania Equaldex - Albania]: Click here to learn about LGBTQ rights and laws in Albania. | |||
* [http://www.aleancalgbt.org/ Aleanca LGBT Albania]: This voluntary youth organization works for LGBTQ rights in Albania. | |||
* [http://www.pinkembassy.al/ Pink Embassy]: "PINK Embassy / LGBT Pro Albania is a non-profit organization which works for the protection and advancement of the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender, intersex and queer people in Albania." Phone: +355 4 2265741. Email: info@pinkembassy.al | |||
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