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Expanding Access to Postabortion Care Services in Angola with the Introduction of Misoprostol

March 23, 2015 / ELISE

2013

The Angola Ministry of Health, in collaboration with VSI, conducted a demonstration project aimed at addressing maternal deaths due to complications from unsafe abortion. This research brief demonstrates that misoprostol is a safe, effective and feasible treatment method for incomplete abortion at all levels of the health system, including those facilities that do not have the capacity for manual vacuum aspiration or other surgical interventions.

For the full technical report in Portuguese, click here.

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