Background Although abortion is a common gynecological procedure around the globe, we
lack synthesis of the known macroeconomic costs and outcomes of abortion care and …

This report on induced abortion in Sub-Saharan Africa offers an overview of the legality of
abortion and describes how often and how safely abortions occur in the region's 48 …

Background Despite the high incidence of abortion around the globe, we lack synthesis of
the known economic consequences of abortion care and abortion policies at the …

Background. Current guidelines for economic evaluations of health interventions define
relevant outcomes as those accruing to individuals receiving interventions. Little consensus …

This volume has shown that universal provision of a package of essential surgical services
would avert an estimated 1.5 million deaths per year, or 6–7 percent of all avertable deaths …

Objective The objective of the present study is to calculate the cost-effectiveness of early
medical abortion performed by nurse-midwifes in comparison to physicians in a high …

In 2006, in response to the high maternal mortality, driven largely by unsafe abortions, the
government of Ghana, in partnership with other organizations, launched the reducing …

Abstract The Government of Ghana has taken important steps to mitigate the impact of
unsafe abortion. However, the expected decline in maternal deaths is yet to be realized. This …

Ethiopia is one of the sub-Saharan African countries contributing to the highest number of
maternal and neonatal deaths. Coverage of maternal and neonatal health (MNH) …

Abstract Background Collaboration between Sub-Saharan African researchers is important
for the generation and transfer of health technology assessment (HTA) evidence, in order to …