New Single-Dose Form Of Contraceptive Shot Being Introduced In Africa
New York Times: New Contraceptive Shot Being Released in Africa
“An easy-to-use new form of the injectable contraceptive Depo-Provera was introduced last week in Burkina Faso, the first of four African countries in which it will be rolled out this year. The new form is a Uniject capsule — a plastic bubble with a needle attached and filled with one dose of the contraceptive…” (7/14).
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