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Conference Declaration
Welcome addresses and opening ceremony (Monday)
- His Excellency Dr. Richard B. Turkson
- Ambassador Dr. Eunice Brookman-Amissah
- Elizabeth Maguire
- Dr. Charles Fleischer-Djoleto
- Aissatou Gueye
- Dr. Fred Sai
- Honorable Rojo Mettle-Nunoo (on behalf of President John Atta Mills)
Taking stock: How well have we turned commitments into action? (Tuesday)
- Tewodros Melesse
- Winnie Lichuma: Reaffirming our political commitments
- Dr. Eddie Mhlanga: Reassessing service delivery opportunities and challenges
- Roselynn Musa: Ensuring accountability and promoting action
Legal restrictions on abortion: What is their effect on maternal mortality? (Tuesday)
How is medical abortion (MA) transforming women’s access to safe abortion in Africa?
- Dr. Joachim Osur: MA service delivery in Africa
- Dr. Davy Chikimata: Access to MA medicines in Africa
- Dr. Bonaventure Kasama: Role of pharmacists in MA in Africa
Moving beyond controversy-challenges & solutions (Wednesday)
- Honorable Njoki Ndungu: Overview of the anti-choice movement in Africa – Trends and opportunities for overcoming their influence
- Emmanuel Ugoji: The role of media in changing public opinion and clarifying misinformation about abortion
- Blain Rezene: African youth and unsafe abortion: Self-expression through art
- Ambassador Dr. Eunice Brookman-Amissah: Creating political will for safe abortion – Lessons from navigating hostile waters
Building a better future: Inspiration to take us forward (Thursday)
- Maxwell Ogwal: Taking the baton-the next generation’s role in eliminating unsafe abortion in Africa
- Dr. Joseph Taylor: Involving midlevel providers in delivery of care-the wave of the future
- Getachew Bekele: Addressing unsafe abortion in emergency situations
- Honorable Senator Iyabo Obasanjo Bello: Moving from words to action
- Litha Musyimi-Ogana: Closing statement
- Minister Juliana Azumah-Mensah: Closing statement
- Ambassador Dr. Eunice Brookman-Amissah: Final words
