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New HIPs Brief
Postabortion Family Planning: Strengthening the family planning component of postabortion care
Strong evidence demonstrates the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of providing family planning services at the same time and location as postabortion treatment. This brief explains the importance of this practice as a way to improve maternal and child health, shows how it can contribute to national family planning programs, and outlines key issues for planning and implementation.
Click here to view the resources.
Strong evidence demonstrates the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of providing family planning services at the same time and location as postabortion treatment. This brief explains the importance of this practice as a way to improve maternal and child health, shows how it can contribute to national family planning programs, and outlines key issues for planning and implementation.
New 2010 Postabortion Care Curriculum
The USAID Postabortion Care Working Group is pleased to present the global Postabortion Care Curriculum, which includes evidence from more than 15 years of research in postabortion care.Click here to view the resources.
Global Resources Launch
View the archived webcast of the Postabortion Care Global Resources: A Guide for Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation launch held on June 26, 2007. This simultaneous, interactive videoconferencing session connected participants at sites in Bolivia, Ethiopia, Senegal, Tanzania, and the United States. (Sponsored by USAID with assistance from the Health Communication Partnership.)
Click here to view the webcast.
Please note: You will need RealPlayer to view the webcast.
Nepal On-the-Job Training
Nepal has made an important contribution to addressing training needs for postabortion care. PAC On-The-Job Training, an alternative training approach, was introduced and pilot tested and found to be very effective in producing trained human resource within the institution with minimal support from trainers without compromising quality, was cost effective, and did not disturb the daily routine work at the health facility.
Featured resources from Nepal include:
Welcome to the PAC Global Resources site
This site provides comprehensive, standardized scientifically accurate, and evidence-based information on postabortion care. It serves as a repository of basic instruments intended for policymakers and program planners who are designing or revising their current postabortion care program. Organizations that provide assistance to PAC programs worldwide may also benefit from the information found here.
The materials found on this site include:
- USAID Postabortion Care Model
- “What Works: A Policy and Program Guide to the Evidence on Postabortion Care”
- Recommended Policies, Service Delivery Guidelines, and Training Curricula
- Assessment Tools
- Client-Provider Communication Materials
- PAC Community Mobilization Facilitator’s Manual
- “ALLOCATE” Model to plan funding levels for reproductive health programs
French instructions for navigating the Global Resource Package can be found here.
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