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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808321203321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, : World Health Organization, 2003

ISBN

9786610060610

1-280-06061-1

92-4-068128-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (106 pages)

Disciplina

363.46

Soggetti

Abortion

Abortion services

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.