Morbidity and mortality due to the consequences of unsafe abortion constitute a serious
health problem in many parts of the world, including Sub-Saharan Africa. Senior health
policymakers in East, Central and Southern Africa recognize abortion complications as an
important women's health issue in their region. In response to this, a two part study was
conducted to provide the policymakers with a multifaceted view of the problem based on,
up-to-date information from select service delivery sites (through primary data collection
in Malawi, Uganda and Zambia) and a literature review. The resulting publication,
Monograph on Complications of Unsafe Abortion in Africa, was published in August 1995, as
a collaborative effort among the Commonwealth Regional Health Community Secretariat for
East, Central and Southern Africa, JHPIEGO, IPAS and the Academy for Educational
Development.
For more information about JHPIEGO's Postabortion Care projects, contact:
Ricky Lu, MD
E-mail: rlu@jhpiego.org
