MA MVA Incomplete abortion

• Globally the number of unsafe abortions remain stubbornly high, especially in low-income countries. • The global costs of treating complications from unsafe abortions are likely to be a significant burden on public health systems of these countries. However, there are little data and evidence that are of use to policymakers. • In Zambia, despite induced abortion being legal since 1972, the proportion of maternal deaths attributable to unsafe abortion is estimated at 30 % or more. The costs of safe and unsafe induced abortions to the Zambian health system have never been estimated