The launch of ICMA African Network on Medical Abortion
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On 11-13 March, 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa, The International Consortium for Medical Abortion (ICMA) in collaboration with Ipas Africa Alliance for Women’s Reproductive Health and Rights organized the conference “Developing an African network on safe abortion”.
Agenda
Day 1: 11 March 2009 Overview of abortion/medical abortion
8:00 – 9:00 Registration
Chairs Djingarey Ibrahim Maiga (Mali) / Asma’u Joda (Nigeria)
9:00 - 9:10 Welcome Noziwe Madlala Routledge Deputy Speaker of Parliament South Africa
9:10 - 9:20 Objectives and process of the meeting Djingarey Ibrahim Maiga / Asma’u Joda
9:20-10:30 Participants introduce themselves − name, position, institution, city, country and main expectation from the meeting (1 minute each)
10:30-11:00 Tea
11:00-11:20 Introduction to ICMA/Ipas − Rodica Comendant (Moldova) / Mosotho Gabriel (Kenya)
11:20-12:00 Overview of law, policy and practice with regard to abortion/medical abortion in
sub–Saharan Africa and MENA region − Mosotho Gabriel (Kenya) / Mawaheb El-Mouelhy (Egypt)
12:00-13:00 Brief reports on current changes in the situation relating to abortion in some countries − name 4 key issues re law, policy, programmes, services (5 minutes per country)
Discussion/comments from the floor
1:00–2:00 Lunch
Chairs Aimee Patricia Ndembi Ndembi (Gabon) / Charles Kiggundu (Uganda)
2:00-2:45 Mifepristone + misoprostol in clinical settings Danielle Hassoun (France) Drugs, regimens at the three stages of pregnancy, safety, effectiveness, comparison to aspiration abortion, signs of complete and incomplete abortion, aspiration for incomplete abortion, complications and what to do, service delivery requirements.
2:45-3:00 Questions/discussion
3:00-3:45 Public policy and provision of medical abortion in three African countries
3:45-4:00 Questions/discussion
4:00-4:30 Tea
4:30-5:00 Purchase from drug sellers of misoprostol and self-medication in Africa: what is happening at the grassroots
5:00-5:10 Questions/discussion
5:10-5:20 Making medical abortion drugs available in Africa and introductory strategies Peter Hall (Switzerland)
5:20-5:30 Questions/discussion
Day 2: Thursday 12 March 2009 Regional networks on abortion in Africa
Chairs Shaze Bala Mohamed Elmahdi (Sudan) /Maria de los Angeles Alene Mba (Equatorial Guinea)
9:00-10:30 Summary − Day 1
Existing regional networks ICMA-associated regional networks on abortion (10 minutes each)
African networks on abortion – objectives, members, key issues
Questions/ discussion
10:30-11:00 Tea
Chairs Saba Kidamamariam (Ethiopia) / Panda Pierre (Democratic Republic of Congo)
11:00-1:00 Plenary discussion
1:00-2:00 Lunch
Chairs Nana Oye Lithur (Ghana) / Getachew Bekele (Ethiopia)
2:00-3:30 Plenary discussion continued
3:30-4:00 Tea
Chairs Otobo Ujah (Nigeria) / Laurence Odounlami Monteiro (Benin)
4:00-5:30 Plenary discussion continued
Day 3: Friday 13 March 2009 Network structure, objectives, key activities
Chairs Faysal El Kak (Lebanon) / Mountaga Toure (Mali)
9:00-10:30 Summary − Day 2
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