Measuring availability of and facility readiness to deliver comprehensive abortion care: experiences and lessons learnt from integrating abortion into WHO’s health facility assessments

• Ashley Sheffel,
• Mohamed Mahmoud Ali,
• Leopold Ouedraogo,
• Francis Chisaka Kasolo,
• Katy Footman,
• Bela Ganatra,
• Hillary Kipruto,
• Benson Droti,
• Christopher Garimoi Orach,
• Azmach Hadush,
• Karima Gholbzouri,
• Dominic Kwabena Atweam,
• Ovost Chooye,
• Soumaïla Traoré,
• Nilmini Hemachandra,
• Amani Siyam,
• Chris Fofie,
• Roseline Doe,
• Yelmali Hien,
• Hayfa Elamin,
• Heidi Bart Johnston,
• Pamela Amaka Onyiah,
• Ellen Thom,
• Qudsia Uzma,
• Eman Abdelkreem Aly,
• Chilanga Asmani,
• Sofonias Getachew Asrat,
• Sayema Awais,
• Richard Mangwi Ayiasi,
• Martin Owusu Boamah,
• Yolanda Barbera Lainez,
• Nasan Natseri,
• Assane Ouangare,
• Olive Sentumbwe-Mugisa,
• Martin Ssendyona,
• Rose Koirine Tingueri,
• Wendy Venter

Affiliations

Ashley Sheffel

Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Mohamed Mahmoud Ali

UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Leopold Ouedraogo

World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo

Francis Chisaka Kasolo

Ghana, World Health Organization, Accra, Ghana

Katy Footman

UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Bela Ganatra

UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Hillary Kipruto

World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo

Benson Droti

World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo

Christopher Garimoi Orach

Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda

Azmach Hadush

Zambia, World Health Organization, Lusaka, Zambia

Karima Gholbzouri

World Health Organisation Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt

Dominic Kwabena Atweam

Ghana, World Health Organization, Accra, Ghana

Ovost Chooye

Zambia Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia

Soumaïla Traoré

Directorate of Statistics, Ministry of Health Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Nilmini Hemachandra

Myanmar, World Health Organization, Yangon, Myanmar

Amani Siyam

World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia, New Delhi, New Delhi, India

Chris Fofie

Family Health Division, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana

Roseline Doe

Ghana, World Health Organization, Accra, Ghana

Yelmali Hien

Burkina Faso, World Health Organization, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Hayfa Elamin

World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo

Heidi Bart Johnston

UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Pamela Amaka Onyiah

World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo

Ellen Thom

Pakistan, World Health Organization, Islamabad, Pakistan

Qudsia Uzma

Pakistan, World Health Organization, Islamabad, Pakistan

Eman Abdelkreem Aly

World Health Organisation Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt

Chilanga Asmani

formerly, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo

Sofonias Getachew Asrat

Ghana, World Health Organization, Accra, Ghana

Sayema Awais

Pakistan Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination, Islamabad, Pakistan

Richard Mangwi Ayiasi

Public Health, Muni University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Arua, Uganda

Martin Owusu Boamah

Ghana, World Health Organization, Accra, Ghana

Yolanda Barbera Lainez

International Health Consultant, Panama City, Panama

Nasan Natseri

Uganda, World Health Organization, Kampala, Uganda

Assane Ouangare

Directorate of Statistics, Ministry of Health Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Olive Sentumbwe-Mugisa

Uganda, World Health Organization, Kampala, Uganda

Martin Ssendyona

Department for Standards Accreditation and Patient Protection, Republic of Uganda Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda

Rose Koirine Tingueri

Burkina Faso, World Health Organization, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Wendy Venter

Data and Analytics, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland