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A new model for collaboration — making emergency contraceptives available in developing countries
Author(s) -
Senanayake P.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/s0020-7292(99)00147-2
Subject(s) - emergency contraception , medicine , private sector , developing country , public sector , developed country , family planning , public relations , economic growth , population , research methodology , environmental health , law , political science , economics
Private/public‐sector collaboration in contraceptive research and development offers a fresh opportunity to consider a holistic approach to making emergency contraception (EC) available in developing countries. Emergency contraception has been available since the 1970s but has remained under‐utilized. Emergency contraception may be used by women who want to prevent a pregnancy and therefore has a specific use, in a specific situation. This paper highlights the distinct and reciprocal advantages of a collaborative approach between the Consortium for Emergency Contraception (the public sector) and a pharmaceutical company (the private sector), to the introduction of EC in developing countries. The importance of cultivating a public/private‐sector collaborative approach, which serves the interests of both parties concerned, in order to foster progress in this important initiative, is highlighted.