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 …

Under the leadership of the Ministry of Health (MOH)/Ghana Health Service (GHS), a
programme named Reducing Maternal Mortality and Morbidity (R3M) programme was …

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 …

A ccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), Ghana has a high maternal mortality
rate of 540 deaths per 100,000 live births. Hospital-based studies put abortion-related …

In the first years of the new century, the Ministry of Health/Ghana Health Service determined
to reduce abortion‐associated morbidity and mortality by increasing access to safe care …

Unsafe abortion is a preventable phenomenon and continues to be a major public health
problem in many countries especially in the developing world. Despite abortion being …

Background Access to safe abortion is a globally contested policy and social justice issue–
contested because of its religious and moral dimensions regarding the right to life and …

Decision-making for induced abortion can be influenced by various circumstances including
those surrounding onset of a pregnancy. There are various dimensions to induced abortion …

Background Unsafe abortion is a major public health problem in Ghana; despite its liberal
abortion law, access to safe, legal abortion in public health facilities is limited. Theory is …

In Ghana, abortion mortality constitutes 11% of maternal mortality. Empirical studies on
possible disparities in abortion experience and access to safe abortion services are …