Safe abortion : technical and policy guidance for health systems / World Health Organization.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

World Health Organization

Contributor:

World Health Organization.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abortion.

Abortion services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (106 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Geneva : World Health Organization, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In June 1999, a United Nations General Assembly Special Session reviewed and appraised progress toward implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held in Cairo, 1994. At this Special Session, the Governments of the world again recognised unsafe abortion as a major public health concern, and pledged their commitment to reduce the need for abortion through expanded and improved family planning services.

Contents:

Ch. 1. Safe abortion services: the public health challenge

Ch. 2. Clinical care for women undergoing abortion

Ch. 3. Putting services in place

Ch. 4. Legal and policy considerations

Annex 1. Further reading and resources

Annex 2. International consensus documents in relation to safe abortion

Annex 3. Instruments and supplies for manual vacuum aspiration (MVA)

Annex 4. Contraception following abortion.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

9786610060610

1-280-06061-1

92-4-068128-0

OCLC:

54539627