Title: The health system cost of post-abortion care in Uganda

Authors: Vlassoff, Michael

Place: Oxford

Publisher: Oxford university press

Year: 2012

Journal: Health policy and planning

Volume: vol. 27

PAGE: --

Subject: Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Keywords: maternal health services, abortion, maternal welfare, financial aspects, uganda

Abstract: This article presents estimates based on research of the cost of providing post-abortion care. Post abortion care consumes a substantial portion of the total expenditure in reproductive health. Investing in family planning to prevent unwanted pregnancies would help reduce health systems costs.

URL: http://heapol.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/12/28/heapol.czs133.full.pdf+html

Document type: E-article