Background Self-managed medical abortions are generally safe; however, pharmacy
provision of abortion pills is against the Ghanaian abortion law. Nevertheless, evidence …

CONTEXT: Medication abortion has the potential to transform the provision of safe abortion
care in low-and middle-income countries, and can be provided with minimal clinical skills …

Context: Despite liberal abortion laws, safe abortion access in Zambia is impeded by limited
legal awareness, lack of services, and restrictive clinical policies. As in many countries with …

We conducted a comprehensive literature review on abortion in seven African countries to
synthesize and analyze the landscape of abortion-related scientific knowledge, with the aim …

Abortion was legalized in Nepal in 2002; however, despite evidence of safety and quality
provision of medical abortion (MA) pills by pharmacies in Nepal and elsewhere, it is still not …

Objective To assess pharmacy workers' knowledge and provision of abortion information
and methods in Kenya. Methods In 2013 we interviewed 235 pharmacy workers in Nairobi …

Abstract Objective Although abortion in Nepal is broadly legal and free of charge, many
women seek abortion care outside the legal system, including from pharmacies. We …

The clinical safety, efficacy and acceptability of mifepristone and misoprostol in the Indian
context have been well studied, but little is known about how they are being used, who is …

Despite broad grounds for legal abortion in Zambia, access to abortion services remains
limited. Pharmacy workers, a primary source of health care for communities, present an …

Background Pharmacies are the first point of contact for women seeking medical abortion
(MA) and act as important sources of information and referral in Nepal. Over the counter sale …