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International Consortium for Medical Abortion Who we are / Structure / Activities / Vision

International Consortium for Medical Abortion Who we are / Structure / Activities / Vision Rodica Comendant, ICMA Operations Coordinator June, 2011. Medical abortion is the use of pills to cause a miscarriage ; it has high efficacy (92–99%) and an excellent safety record

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International Consortium for Medical Abortion Who we are / Structure / Activities / Vision

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  1. International Consortium for Medical Abortion Who we are / Structure / Activities / Vision Rodica Comendant, ICMA Operations Coordinator June, 2011

  2. Medical abortion is the use of pills to cause a miscarriage; it has high efficacy (92–99%) and an excellent safetyrecord Medical abortion can be used from the time a woman first misses her period up through the 2nd trimester of pregnancy Its potential as a very early abortion method (almost 100% effective) remains to be recognised and developed What is medical abortion?

  3. Medical abortion is safer and more effective now than 10 –15 years ago: Misoprostol causes fewer complications than previous prostaglandins Optimum regimens, including for misoprostol alone(based on evidence) Much more experience with the method Medical abortion has improved

  4. More countries approvingmedical abortion (>40). More womenchoosing it and more providers offering it National laws/regulations have begun incorporating specifics of medical abortion Additional indications being approved – e.g. prevention and treatment of post partum haemorrhage – making drugs more accessible Medical and surgical methodsare being combinedin various (creative) ways. Use / availability expanding

  5. When ICMA began in 2002, few peopleknew about medical abortion Today, many international, regional, national and local stakeholders involved in advocacy, providing information, and providing medical abortion pills through many outlets Manymore drug companies, many new brands, and now the two drugs are being packaged together More global stakeholders

  6. ICMA was initiated in 2002. SC members are people with high expertise in abortion. Many of the first steering committee are still part of the organization In 2003, Reproductive Health Matters took responsibility for ICMA In 2005, Reproductive Health Training Centre in Moldova, took over coordination of ICMA History

  7. Advocate for medical abortion in the context of safe abortion worldwide Advocate for the incorporation of medical abortion into public health systems and innovative mechanisms to make medical abortion available, accessible and affordable Advocate for laws, policies and regulations which make the provision of safe abortion possible Mission and objectives

  8. ICMA is a consortium and a network It has a diverse and multidisciplinary global membership of individuals, national and international organisations, activists and advocates working together with medical professionals, researchers and policymakers Its members and affiliated networks are all autonomous Who we are

  9. Four affiliated regional networks: 1. Asian Safe Abortion Partnership (ASAP: www.asap-asia.org); 2.Eastern European Alliance for Reproductive Choice (EEARC:www.reprochoice.org); 3. African Network on Medical Abortion (ANMA: www.anma-africa.org); 4. Latin American Consortium Against Unsafe Abortion (CLACAI: www.clacai.org)

  10. Medical Abortion: An International Forum on Policies, Programmes and Services. Johannesburg, 2004 International Conference on Second Trimester Abortion. London, 2007 Expanding Access to Medical Abortion. Lisbon, 2010 What we do: International conferences

  11. Promotion of medical abortion, development and dissemination of the information on the availability of low cost, high quality drugs, the legal, regulatory and service delivery conditions that will expand equity of access to abortion care Development, dissemination and update of the ICMA Information Package on Medical Abortion to incorporate new developments and research findings Global activities

  12. Convene strategic meetings of key stakeholders to discuss specific policy and strategy issues develop position papers on key controversial issues Organize a meeting in collaboration with WoW “Communication to improve women’ accessto information on safe abortion through hotlines and other new communication strategies”, Thailand, November 2011 …activities...

  13. Serve as a clearinghouse for materialsproduced by our members and other stakeholders in the field Organisation of the 4th international conference in 2013 that will again move the global agenda forward …activities ...

  14. …activities ... Development and promotion of the ICMA website as a global resource on medical abortion, recognising the importance of web-based information to young women (www.medicalabortionconsortium.org)now the mobile version of the web site is available(m.icma.md)

  15. Support the development of links between the four regional networks to share strategies for advocacy and information work Organize capacity building workshops on organizational development, fundraising, and advocacy for expanded access to medical abortion, and the sharing of best practices and experience Work with the regional networks

  16. Support the participation of regional network members in national meetings in their own countries with a broad cross section of stakeholders, where national action strategies and agendas can be developed …regional networks…

  17. Main Activities…. • TheCoordinating organization- NGO” Women’s Health and Family Planning” in Kiev, Ukraine • Development of theComprehensive abortion care curricula • RegionalTraining of Trainers(November 2010) • Web sitebased information dissemination • Development of Country profiles on abortion • Advocacy activities to advocate for women’s right to quality and access to safe abortion

  18. Thank you!

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