Free contraception even after five years is only a government promise on paper
Apart from people at social risk, the second largest group that often cannot afford contraception and in which unplanned pregnancy occurs more often, are young people. “When we tested this in the field, we found that we had zero percent utilization of one hundred female respondents. we think that the way of implementation of this measure for free contraceptives and the budget further discourages women from coming to use these contraceptives intended for them. One of the recommendations is that in order for contraceptives to be available, they should be free of charge, but at the same time they should be available in the offices of the family gynecologists themselves.”
recommends Salia Beqir Halim, Women’s Initiative association from Shuto Orizari.
“Lack of money would not be an obstacle for young people and socially vulnerable categories to get contraception if at least one such means was put on the Positive List – something the Government committed to in international and national documents,” says Dragana Karovska Chemerska from HERA.
These are just some of the aspects covered by the 360 degree report for which Galena Nikolovska Rizvanović received the “Messenger of the Invisible” award of the MACEDONIAN PLATFORM AGAINST POVERTY.
(ВИДЕО) Бесплатната контрацепција и по пет години е само владино ветување на хартија
