Abortion
Strategic Direction
Increase access to gender sensitive Comprehensive Abortion Care
(CAC) services and education by lobbying and advocating for the
universal rights of women to live
healthy and safe lives thereby reducing socio-economic barriers
in FPAN operational areas.
Goal
Recognize the universal rights of women to choose and have access
to safe abortion services to reduce the incidence of unsafe abortion
in FPAN operational areas.
Objectives
• To increase access to safe abortion services, post-abortion
care and other abortion related services and
education.
• To reduce socio-economic barriers (son preference, low
priority to women’s SRH) that infringe on
women’s right to safe abortion services.
Activities
• Conduct base line survey on socio cultural norms and impact
of abortion at household level.
• Conduct feasibility study for cost recovery and fee charging
scheme.
• Establish and maintain a national database on abortion
related information by the association.
• Advocate policy makers for expansion of service outlets.
• Identify stakeholders working in abortion activities such
as Govt/I/NGO (Marie Stopes, CREPHA, FWLD at
national level and many others at district level) and private
sector (nursing homes, private practitioners,
national society of gynaecologists).
• Build capacity of service providers to ensure quality
safe abortion including PAC focusing on sensitisation
of clients’ rights and gender issues.
• Upgrade existing clinical infrastructure and establish
new service delivery centres.
• Develop monitoring indicators and checklists for quality
services.
Integrate and expand abortion related services
into existing FPAN service outlets.
• Establish/develop model clinics for gender and youth sensitive
quality abortion services.
• Provide proper counselling on safe abortion services and
post abortion care in selected clinics.
• Provide post-abortion contraceptives (unconditional) from
FPAN service outlets.
• Provide FP services, including emergency contraception
to reduce unplanned/unintended pregnancies.
• Establish partnership and referral linkage with relevant
CBOs and primary health care institutions for
access and advocacy.
• Document the process of implementation , lessons learnt
and best practices.
• Disseminate information on actual problems among various
groups (gynaecologists, social workers, women
groups, lawyers, media persons) on safe abortion services.
• Develop gender focused advocacy package and BCC materials
based on the information collected from base
line surveys.
• Sensitise communities against stigmatisation about abortion
through gender based approach.
• Undertake public awareness and community based education
programs about stigmatisation and dangers of
unsafe abortion.
• Advocate for access to CAC services to rural women.
• Document advocacy efforts in Nepal, including role of
FPAN for liberalization of abortion law.
Projects (2008)
• Increasing access to and advocating safe abortion related
information and services (IPPF)
•
NAWRN (Networking for addressing women's reproductive rights in
Nepal) project (PPFAI)
• GCAC (Global
Comprehensive Abortion Care) Project
Projects (2007)
• Increasing access to and advocating safe abortion
related information and services (IPPF)
• NAWRN (Networking for addressing women's reproductive
rights in Nepal) project (PPFAI)
• CGAC (Global Comprehensive Abortion Care) Project
Projects (2006)
• Increasing access to safe abortion services, education
and advocacy in selected FPAN districts.
• Network for addressing women’s reproductive rights
in Nepal (NAWRN) - FPAN.
Projects (2005)
• Safe Abortion Services and Post Abortion Care in selected
FPAN clinics.
• Strengthen Reproductive Health Services in Nepal.
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