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www.ecafrique.org
ECafrique is a bilingual (French/English) international
network of health care and business professionals
seeking to expand the availability of quality
emergency contraception (EC) services in Africa.
This regional consortium covers both Anglophone
and Francophone Africa and currently includes
over 200 institutional members, with a mailing
list of over 2,000 names. The overall coordinator is Dr. Jill Keesbury, a program associate at the Population Council. Anglophone coordination is provided by Lucy Mwikali Mang'ati in Nairobi and Francophone coordination is provided by Jacqueline Ndione Cabral in Dakar.
ECafrique publishes a bilingual newsletter with
extensive information about EC in Africa and conducts
and facilitates activities around Africa to enhance
access to EC. The network functions as a non-political,
voluntary association, guided by consensus among
members, and mindful of Africa's broad ethnic,
cultural, and political diversity.
Goals include:
- Serve as a forum for the exchange of ideas
among professionals in the health care and pharmaceutical
sectors.
- Inspire interest and encourage new initiatives
in the provision of EC services in countries
where there is an unmet need for them.
- Build collectively the knowledge and experience
base needed to introduce, improve, and mainstream
the delivery of quality EC services, with a
specific focus on the needs and challenges of
Africa.
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