India – Ministry of Health & Family Welfare organizes National Consultation on Comprehensive Abortion Care

APRIL 30, 2023
BY SANJIB

Port Blair, Apr 30: The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, GoI organized National Consultation on Comprehensive Abortion Care (CAC) on April 24 & 25, 2023 at New Delhi. Around 150 participants attended the workshop from different States of India. The main objective of the programme was to focus on dissemination of MTP (Amendment) Act & Rules 2021 and to further improve access, demand, safety and quality of abortion care services in the country. CAC services ensure safe and quality abortion care to women seeking the services so that Maternal Death due to unsafe abortion can be prevented.

It is a matter of pride that the UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands has been awarded ‘Award of Excellence’ for improving access to safe abortion services and ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ for outstanding performance in improving access to safe abortion services in the Islands at National consultation on CAC. Dr. Suja Antony, Deputy Director (Family Welfare)/Joint Secretary (Reproductive Child Health Care) attended the two days workshop and received the Memento and Certificate on behalf of the UT Administration.

Source: http://www.andamansheekha.com/114728/

30.04.2023

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Comprehensive Abortion Care

Dr. Suja Antony

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Abortion still criminal offence – Dr Appiah

FROM EMMANUEL ADU GYAMFI
May 19, 2022

The Deputy Bono East Regional Director of Public Health, Dr Paulina Appiah, said abortion is a criminal offence and still remains as such under Act 29, section 58 of the criminal code of 1960.

She said it was only legal under section one of the law if an abortion or miscarriage is caused where pregnancy was a result of rape, defilement and incest, and the abortion was requested by the victim or her family.

Continued: https://www.ghanaiantimes.com.gh/abortion-still-criminal-offence-dr-appiah/

19.05.2022

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Zambia – 40% maternal admissions to L/stone hospital abortion related – Chaambwa

February 26, 2022
By Edwin Mbulo in Livingstone

FORTY per cent of maternal admissions to the
Livingstone Hospital are abortion related, says a gynaecolologists Herdley
Chaambwa.

And Dr Chaambwa, a lecturer at Lusaka’s Apex University, says a woman can
become pregnant eight days soon after an abortion.

Continued: https://zambianobserver.com/40-maternal-admissions-to-l-stone-hospital-abortion-related-chaambwa/

26.02.2022

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Herdley Chaambwa

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Zambia Association of Gynecologists and Obstetricians

Ghana – Support GHS to eradicate unsafe abortion – UWR Deputy Director of PH

Mon 21st Feb, 2022
Ghanaian Times

The Deputy Director of Public Health at the Upper West Regional Health Directorate, Dr Richard Wodah-Seme has called on stakeholders to support the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to eradicate unsafe abortion in the region.

The Deputy Director enumerated that between 2017 and 2021, the region recorded 1,750 incomplete unsafe abortions with three maternal deaths and 77 post abortion services.

Continued: http://www.ghheadlines.com/agency/ghanaian-times/20220221/154206600/support-ghs-to-eradicate-unsafe-abortion-uwr-deputy-director-of-ph

21.02.2022

Comprehensive Abortion Care

Dr Richard Wodah-Seme

Ghana Maternal Health Survey

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Reyana Hakeem

India – Comprehensive Abortion Care a Far Cry

Comprehensive Abortion Care a Far Cry
As per the national statistics, only 22 percent abortions are carried out in health facilities while 73 percent are medication-based.

Published: 22nd December 2019
By KG Suresh

At a quiz conducted recently for state-level health communicators in Bihar, it was found that some were not aware that abortions were legal in India while some others thought a woman required the consent of her husband or father for aborting her foetus. In fact, some of them were not even aware of the difference between emergency contraception and abortion drugs. This was significant given the fact that Bihar with 1.25 million abortions annually accounted for a sizeable chunk of the 15.6 million abortions annually estimated in the country by Lancet, an international health journal. Neighbouring Uttar Pradesh reported 3.15 million abortions.

As per the national statistics, only 22 per cent abortions are carried out in health facilities while 73 per cent are medication-based. The national average of unsafe abortions stood at 5 per cent, meaning thereby that about 10 women lose their lives daily because of unsafe abortions.

Continued: https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/voices/2019/dec/22/comprehensive-abortion-care-a-far-cry-2078438.html

Improving access to safe abortion

Improving access to safe abortion

20.09.2018
FIGO - International Federation of Gynecology & Obstetrics

Unsafe abortion continues to be a major public health problem. An estimated 25 million abortions are performed unsafely each year, resulting in the death of an estimated 47,000 women and an additional five million are hospitalised due to complications.

To thoroughly understand the differing national views on abortion, and the capacity of ten FIGO national member societies, this year FIGO, with our partners KIT Royal Tropical Institute, have undertaken a comprehensive needs assessment.

Continued: https://www.figo.org/news/improving-access-safe-abortion-0016062