How can WHO abortion care guidelines be used in countries?

These five stories outline inspiring and captivating examples of how the implementation of evidence-based recommendations, coupled with deep knowledge of the local context, have resulted in innovative and locally relevant abortion programmes, which have improved equitable access to comprehensive abortion care that is safe, timely, affordable, respectful and person-centred.

By leveraging the power of a good story, these briefs bring forward some of the people whose daily lives have been impacted by evidence-based health care interventions: health workers taking pride in providing their communities with quality abortion care services, and women and girls who are able to access quality abortion care when they need it.

Download, learn from and share these testimonies of how access to quality abortion care – including information, abortion management and post-abortion care – have made a real difference in the lives of women and girls.

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