Safe Medical Abortion & Post Abortion Care in Zimbabwe

Authors:  M. Murwira1, L. Gamba2, N. Zwangobani3

1University of Zimbabwe, Harare - Zimbabwe, 2Ministry of Health & Child Care, Harare - Zimbabwe,  3Clinton Health AIDS Initiative, Harare – Zimbabwe

Background

Unsafe abortion is a hidden health crisis in Zimbabwe with over 30,000 hospital admissions annually, contributing almost 15% of maternal mortality.  Concept Foundation funded a market survey to understand the status of safe medical abortion in Zimbabwe in 2019.