Institutionalizing Manual Vacuum Aspiration Abortion in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union

Between 2001 and 2004, NAF with funding from the Open Society Institute (OSI) conducted a series of trainings in manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) to improve the quality of abortion care women receive in selected countries in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Trainings were conducted in Moldova, Macedonia, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, Albania, and Russia.

The trainings successfully accomplished the goal of introducing MVA and presenting a model of evidence-based care with a woman-centered approach.

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