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Cheaper implantable contraception for the poor

International donors, including the Clinton Health Access Initiative, convinced Bayer to sell its Jadelle contraceptive implants, which work for up to five years, for $9 in "poor" countries.

Increasing access to contraception, which allows greater control over family planning, involves balancing several variables (cost, effectiveness in preventing pregnancy, likelihood of effective use, a million cultural considerations). The trade-off with implants is that there is some evidence that they increase H.I.V. contraction. Is a devil's bargain better than no bargain at all?

The New York Times: International Donors Get Bayer to Cut Price of Implantable Birth Control for the Poor

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