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1st Latin American Conference: Prevention and Treatment of Unsafe Abortion

 

1st Latin American Conference: Prevention and Treatment of Unsafe Abortion

The Latin American Consortium against Unsafe Abortion (CLACAI) is a regional network of advocates, researchers, health care providers, and professionals aim at contributing to the reduction of unsafe abortion in Latin America.
 
CLACAI fosters access to information on sexual and reproductive rights, and to  modern and safe technologies for pregnancy termination, from a gender and equity perspectives.
 
CLACAI promotes exchange of information and experiences to strengthen regional and national activities related to the promotion, research, advocacy and service provision of safe abortion.
 
CLACAI organizes the Latin American Conference “Prevention and Care of Unsafe Abortion”. The goal of the conference is to create a stimulating environment for the exchange of information and experiences, and for the strengthening of the networking among CLACAI members, professionals and experts that can contribute to the improvement of women´s access to safe abortion.

Dates: June 29 -30, 2009

Venue:  Centro de Convenciones del Colegio Médico del Perú; Av. 28 de Julio Cuadra 7 cruce con Grimaldo del Solar - Miraflores Lima, Perú

Objectives:

  • Analyze the impact of Misoprostol utilization on maternal morbidity and mortality
  • Analyze the process and results of ongoing strategies to improve access to non punishable abortion and to legal abortion in the Latin American region
  • Analyze the challenges for quality of care in the provision of safe abortion services from a women´s perspective

Participants:

  • CLACAI members
  • Public officials in charge of policies, programs or services aim at reducing the negative impacts of unsafe abortion
  • Health care providers (public and private sectors)
  • Women´s organizations
  • Members of the Sexual and Reproductive Committee and of the Maternal Mortality Committee of FLASOG (Latin American Federation of ObGyn Societies)

Sponsors:

  • Pan American Health Organization – Perú (PAHO)
  • Physician College of Perú
  • Latin American Federation of ObGyn Societies (FLASOG)
  • Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians of Peru (SPOG)
  • International Planned Parenthood Federation IPPF-West Hemisphere Region
  • Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA)
  • Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR)
  • Gynuity Health Projects
  • Ibis Reproductive Health
  • Ipas
  • The Population Council
  • Grupo de Reproducción Elegida - GIRE
  • Fundación Educación para la Salud Reproductiva - ESAR Colombia
  • Pathfinder - ESAR
  • San Martín de Porres University

CLACAI Conference Program