Efforts are under way to get emergency contraception into Ukrainian hospitals as quickly as possible, as reports of rape after the Russian invasion continue to rise.
Taft said the IPPF was also sending medical abortion pills, which can be used up to 24 weeks of pregnancy.
While emergency contraception was widely available in Ukraine, the war has destroyed local supply chains, caused a displacement of patients and healthcare providers, and increased the rate of sexual assaults.
“There is a demand for emergency contraception, but very rarely from hospitals in the west.
The reports of rape victims raise concerns about areas in the east, which continue to be under Russian occupation.
The UN has previously included emergency contraception in “post-rape kits” to hundreds of women and girls in armed conflicts around the world, including the Bosnian war.
In addition to emergency contraception, survivors typically were given medication preventing STDs such a hepatitis B and HIV. »