Emergency Contraception (NorLevo program)
Stellenbosh Project
| Project's type | General support to NGOs |
|---|---|
| Region | Africa |
| Countries | South Africa |
| Project's name | Stellenbosh Project |
| Project's goal | Launch of an emergency hotline to be answered 24 hours a day by staff trained in emergency contraception and reproductive health issues. |
| Partners | Family Planning and Reproductive Health Unit of the University of Stellenbosch, in collaboration with the World Population Foundation (WPF) in the Netherlands |
| Partners' website | > http://academic.sun.ac.za/not-2-late > http://www.wpf.org |
| Starting date | 2003 |
| Project's description | The project received 20,000 units of the progesterone only EC product, NorLevo, from HRA Pharma via Medi Challenge (PTY) Ltd to distribute to clinics in the Western Cape, which will be provided at no cost to clients. Training sessions on EC were held for health care providers, both in government supported services and the private sector. |
| Number of units donated | 20,000 units |
| Current situation | A toll free hotline for information and referral for emergency contraception was launched on the 24th October 2003. A database of EC providers has been compiled and callers can be referred to their closest provider. This database, as well as information on EC, is also available on the Internet at www.not-2-late.co.za The hotline number is 0800-2-GO-4-EC (0800 246 432), and is available to callers from the Western Cape Province. |