Definition:

Ratio between (i) numerator: total number of health centres (including primary care) that have medications for abortion and trained personnel and materials and inputs for carrying out safe abortions and providing post-abortion care, and (ii) denominator: total number of health centres. The indicator is expressed per 100 health centres.

Notes:

This indicator contains at least four indicators, which should be measured individually: whether (1) the health centres (including primary care) have medicines for abortion; (2) the centres have trained personnel to perform safe abortions; (3) the centres have the necessary materials to perform safe abortions; and (4) the centres can provide post-abortion care.

This indicator applies in countries where legislation allows for abortions or in cases of miscarriage.

Post-abortion care refers to that indicates in the WHO publication “Safe abortion: technical and policy guidance for health systems”.

More information on the components of the provision of sexual and reproductive health services can be found in the glossary.

This metadata has been compiled from:

1. 1. 1. Proposal on indicators for follow-up to the goals of the International Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean http://repositorio.cepal.
         org/bitstream/handle/11362/7159/S023185_es.pdf;jsessionid=A8F4DBD7895C48E9A4355F4259D8B904?sequence=1.
      2. National-level monitoring of the achievement of universal access to reproductive health http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/44057/1/9789243596839_spa.pdf.

This objective and others related to maternal and child health in the context of sexual and reproductive health is framed in “The global strategy for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health (2016-2030)” at http://www.who.int/pmnch/media/events/2015/gs_2016_30.pdf.