Canada offers free contraception for women.

Canada plans to provide free contraception for women, including birth control pills - Photo: Capital Current

Canadian women will be able to choose a contraceptive method that suits their needs, with the cost covered by the public health insurance program. This is one of the healthcare system reforms announced by the Canadian government on March 30.

Specifically, public health insurance will cover the most common contraceptive methods, such as birth control pills, emergency contraception, intrauterine devices (IUDs), and contraceptive implants, for 9 million Canadian women of reproductive age.

This is part of a reform program announced in February, which, if completed, would be the largest expansion of Canada's public health insurance system.

The new program also includes coverage for diabetes medication for approximately 3.7 million Canadians. More medications will be added to the program in subsequent phases.

The Canadian government has not yet announced the implementation date or the total cost of the program.

The new healthcare program must be approved by the provincial governments. Currently, Alberta and Quebec have announced they will not participate.

According to a recent report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) using 2021 data, Canada has the highest per capita drug spending, surpassed only by Japan, Germany, and the United States.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/canada-mien-phi-cac-bien-phap-tranh-thai-cho-phu-nu-20240331164031576.htm