Medical Abortion panel at AFOG

On October 3rd, during the 1st Regional conference of the African Federation of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AFOG) in Addis Ababa, Gynuity hosted a panel entitled “Misoprostol for Medical Abortion: Simple, Safe, Effective”. With presentations in English and French, this session was attended by over 80 conference participants. The session was moderated by Dr. Solomon Kumbi of Ethiopia and included the following speakers and presentations:

• Dr. Magdy Khaled, UNFPA, Egypt “Misoprostol as First-line Treatment in PAC in Atfeeh District: The Way Forward for Task-shifting to Lower-level Providers”

• Dr. Mayi Sosthène, Centre Hospitalier de Libreville, Gabon, “First Country Experience on Misoprostol for Post Abortion Care (PAC) in Libreville, Gabon”

• Dr. Selma Hajri, Groupe Tawida Ben Cheikh, Tunisia “First Trimester Abortion: Over 14 years of Medical Abortion Experience in Tunisia Using Mifepristone and Misoprostol”

• Laura Frye, Gynuity, USA “Improving Abortion Care: The Advantage of Adding Mifepristone to Misoprostol in Second Trimester Abortion 14-21 Weeks”