Transforming the Abortion Ecosytem in India
Abortion was legalized in India up to 20 weeks of gestation with the passage of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971. Despite this, even today, majority of abortions in India take p....Read More
Compromised Abortion Access due to COVID-19 : A model to determine impact of COVID-19 on women’s access to abortion
COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the ability of women to access sexual and reproductive health services across the world. To assess the near-term impact of COVID-19 specifically....Read More
Improving Care Seeking Behaviour of Young Women for Sexual and Reproductive Health in Assam and Madhya Pradesh
A project brief presenting key highlights of our youth-focused intervention for advancing sexual and reproductive health of young women in Assam and Madhya Pradesh. The project was supported by Gra....Read More
National Consultation – Advancing Comprehensive Abortion Care in India
National Consultation on Advancing Comprehensive Abortion Care, 2019 was organized by IDF in partnership with MoHFW, GoI, in New Delhi on 26th – 27th March, 2019. The consultation was chaired by ....Read More
Guidance Handbook on Ensuring Access to Safe Abortion and Addressing Gender Biased Sex Selection
While abortion has been legal in India since 1971, women have to still face severe complications that can be prevented by ensuring access to safe abortion services. At the same time, declining sex ....Read More
CAC Training and Service Delivery Guidelines,2018
The government guidelines contain standards & protocols for providing high quality abortion care. It has been updated recently in light of the global recommendations & international best pr....Read More
Review Meeting on Model CAC Centres
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India envisioned `Model CAC Training and Service Delivery Centres’ in selected states, for demonstrating standardized quality norms for CAC ....Read More
Review Meeting on Model CAC Centres
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India envisioned `Model CAC Training and Service Delivery Centres’ in selected states, for demonstrating standardized quality norms for CAC ....Read More
State Level Workshop in Rajasthan
State level workshop was organized on 19th December 2018 at Holiday Inn, Jaipur – Rajasthan for the providers, nursing staffs of high caseload facilities and district nodal officers in collaborat....Read More
Is self-use of medical abortion a viable option? : A systematic review of global evidence with a special focus on India
There is limited documentation of successful interventions on the self-administration or self-use of medical abortion outside the formal health system. There is even less published documentation on....Read More