Linking Research to Action to Reduce Unsafe Abortion in Sub-Saharan Africa:
A Regional Consultation

March 20-23, 2006, United Nations Conference Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

CONFERENCE COVERAGE

June 12, 2006. Daily Champion, "Unsafe Abortion: Threat to Nigerian Women." Chioma Umeha

April 30, 2006. Sunday Champion, "Safe abortion: Global fight to save women's lives." Chioma Umeha

April 15, 2006. BMJ.com, "Conference warns of epidemic of unsafe abortions in Africa." Peter Moszynski

April 2, 2006. Sunday Champion, "Abortion still Africa's headache." Chioma Umeha

April 2, 2006. Agence France-Presse, "Strict laws, churches behind rising clandestine abortion in Africa: experts."

April 2, 2006. ThisDay (Ghana), "Unsafe abortion: what role does research have?" Godwin Haruna.

March 30, 2006. Inter Press Service News Agency (Global). "The little pill that could," Joyce Mulama.

March 27, 2006. The Chronicle Newspaper (Malawi), "Reducing Unsafe Abortions in Sub-Saharan Africa - Linking Research to Action," Pushpa Jamieson.

March 26, 2006. The Ghanian News Agency (Ghana), "Calls to review strict laws on abortion."

March 26, 2006. eitb24.com (Basque Region) "African women ask for safer abortions in Ethiopian conference."

March 24, 2006. Associated Press (Global), "Women’s rights coalition calls for more research and greater access to abortions in Africa," Les Neuhaus.

March 24, 2006. Ms. Magazine: Feminist Wire Daily Newsbriefs (US), "Unsafe abortions kill 90 African women per day."

March 24, 2006. IRIN News Agency (UN), "Unsafe abortion the scourge of African women - experts."

March 23, 2006. planetWire.org, "Researchers, policymakers pledge partnership to prevent unsafe abortion in Africa."

March 23, 2006. The Daily Monitor (Ethiopia), "Over 4 million unsafe abortions occur in Africa: Experts Ethiopia to impliment abortion law," Dagnachew Teklu.

March 22, 2006. AngolaPress.com (Angola), "Unsafe abortion - a stealthy killer in Africa."

March 22, 2006. Inter Press Service News Agency (Global), "Anti-Abortion Laws a "Silent War Waged Against Women," Joyce Mulama.

March 25, 2006 Deutsche Welle Radio 8 p.m. Broadcast

March 20, 2006 Ethiopian Television 8:00 p.m. broadcast