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Reproductive Health Matters
An international journal on sexual and reproductive health and rights
Volume 19, 2011 - Issue 37: Privatisation II
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A strategic assessment of unsafe abortion in Malawi

Emily Jackson Family Physician, Reproductive Health Specialist, Independent consultant, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Brooke Ronald Johnson Scientist, UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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Hailemichael Gebreselassie Senior Research Adviser, Ipas, Addis Abba, Ethiopia
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Godfrey D Kangaude Policy Associate, Ipas Africa Alliance, Blantyre, Malawi
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Chisale Mhango Director for Reproductive Health, Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi
Pages 133-143 | Published online: 07 May 2011

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