FRONTIERS PROJECT
Testing a Model for the Delivery of Emergency Obstetric Care and Family Planning Services in the Bolivian Public Health System

FRONTIERS collaborated with Ipas to test improvements in the delivery of postabortion care (PAC) in public hospitals in Bolivia. Significant improvements were made in informing PAC clients about the procedure and follow-up care. There was a high demand for contraceptive services, but few women left the facilities with a method. The study found that service sustainability depends on financing mechanisms and the quality of program implementation.

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Location

Bolivia

Duration

May 1999–August 2001

Population Council researcher

Emma Ottolenghi

Non-Council collaborator

Ipas

Donor

US Agency for International Development

Publications/Resources
Council researchers' names appear in boldface type. 

2003
Billings, Deborah L., Eliana del Pozo, and Hugo Arévalo. "Testing a model for the delivery of emergency obstetric care and family planning services in the Bolivian public health system," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 1.1 MB)

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See Also

• Bolivia
• General Quality of Care
• Technical Assistance/Institution Building
• FRONTIERS Bolivia
• FRONTIERS Quality of Care Improvement
• FRONTIERS Technical Assistance/Institution Building

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