EC ever use among women of reproductive age: 0.3% (DHS 2005-06)
EC knowledge among women of reproductive age: 19.3% (DHS 2012)
Contraceptive Use: 42.6% (DHS 2005-06, ever use of a modern method among women of reproductive age)
Registered products: No pill products are registered
No EC product is registered, but importation is allowed through licensing: True
Where at least one type of ECP is available: Public sector clinics, IPPF-affiliated system
Age restrictions for accessing ECPs: No data available
Legal/regulatory documents in which EC is included: Essential Medicines List
Other relevant information: Haiti's 2003-2008 National Strategic Plan for Health does not include EC.
EC distributed via IPPF outlets (1,000 - 5,000 in 2012).
In Haiti, the lowest cadre of health workers allowed to sell/dispense ECPs in the public sector is community health workers. The lowest cadre of health workers allowed to sell/dispense ECPs in the private sector is auxiliary nurses. (Data as of 2013.) (USAID/DELIVER, Contraceptive Security Indicators, 2013)
In 2013, EC was procured by the government. No stock-outs were reported at the central level (JSI/Deliver data).