At the 1994 ICPD, sub-Saharan African (SSA) states pledged, inter alia, to guarantee quality
post-abortion care (PAC) services. We synthesized existing research on PAC services …

Objective To conduct a systematic review of the status of post-abortion care (PAC) provision
in Eastern and Southern Africa with particular reference to reach, quality and costs of these …

Background Abortion-related mortality is one of the main causes of maternal mortality
worldwide. Laws often restrict the provision of safe abortion care, yet post-abortion care is a …

Background Unsafe abortion is still a leading cause of maternal death in most Sub-Saharan
African countries. Post-abortion care (PAC) aims to minimize morbidity and mortality …

Background In many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, access to abortion is legally restricted,
which partly contributes to high incidence of unsafe abortion. This may result in unsafe …

Introduction Globally an estimated 55.9 million abortions occur each year. The majority of
abortions occur due to unintended pregnancies, which is a result of the non-use of family …

Post‐abortion contraception enables women to effectively manage their fertility to prevent
unintended pregnancies. Using data from population‐based surveys of women aged 15–49 …

Abstract In 2017, the Trump Administration reinstated and expanded the Global Gag Rule
(GGR). This policy requires non-governmental organisations (NGOs) not based in the US to …

Background An estimated 65,000 abortions occurred in Zimbabwe in 2016, and 40%
resulted in complications that required treatment. Quality post-abortion care (PAC) services …

Background and objectives In Kenya, where abortion is legally restricted, most abortions are
induced using unsafe procedures, and lead to complications treated in public health …