Port Blair, Apr 30: The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, GoI organized National Consultation on Comprehensive Abortion Care (CAC) on April 24 & 25, 2023 at New Delhi. Around 150 participants attended the workshop from different States of India. The main objective of the programme was to focus on dissemination of MTP (Amendment) Act & Rules 2021 and to further improve access, demand, safety and quality of abortion care services in the country. CAC services ensure safe and quality abortion care to women seeking the services so that Maternal Death due to unsafe abortion can be prevented.
It is a matter of pride that the UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands has been awarded ‘Award of Excellence’ for improving access to safe abortion services and ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ for outstanding performance in improving access to safe abortion services in the Islands at National consultation on CAC. Dr. Suja Antony, Deputy Director (Family Welfare)/Joint Secretary (Reproductive Child Health Care) attended the two days workshop and received the Memento and Certificate on behalf of the UT Administration.
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