Assessing health systems’ capacities to provide post-abortion care: insights from seven low- and middle-income countries
There are substantial gaps in the capacity to provide basic and comprehensive PAC services in the selected countries. Investing in primary healthcare and improving communication and transportation should be the priority for enhancing basic PAC services, while strengthening referral hospitals to effectively handle emergencies and conduct major surgeries could significantly bolster their capacity to provide comprehensive PAC services.
Authors
- Esrat Jahan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0113-7845)
- Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9216-1079)
- Sahar Raza
- Rajon Banik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3411-0470)
- Shams El Arifeen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5372-5932)
- Abu Sayeed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0745-1755)
- Anisuddin Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6030-0468)
- Syed Toukir Ahmed Noor
- Nafisa Lira Huq
Institutions
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (BD)
- Independent University, Bangladesh (BD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Global Health
- Published
- 2025-01-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.15.04020
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.98
Funders
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh