Schiavon R, Westley E
Country Director of Ipas Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.
Glob Public Health. 2008;3(2):149-64. doi: 10.1080/17441690801900837.
Emergency contraception (EC) is used post-coitally and offers women an important second chance to prevent pregnancy. Approximately 10 years ago, Mexico became one of the earliest countries working to expand EC access. Partners came together to pursue a synergistic four-pronged strategy, including product registration, health care provider training and orientation, awareness raising among the general public, and policy change. By 2006, five EC products were registered and sold in Mexico, EC was widely available through pharmacies and included in the public sector contraceptive options, and knowledge of the method had increased substantially.
紧急避孕（EC）在性交后使用，为女性提供了预防怀孕的重要二次机会。大约10年前，墨西哥成为最早致力于扩大紧急避孕药物可及性的国家之一。各方合作伙伴共同采取了一项协同的四管齐下战略，包括产品注册、医护人员培训与指导、提高公众意识以及政策变革。到2006年，五种紧急避孕产品在墨西哥注册并销售，紧急避孕药物可通过药店广泛获取，且被纳入公共部门的避孕选择之中，人们对该方法的了解也大幅增加。
