On December 14, 2017, at the 4th-floor meeting room of Kumphawapi Hospital, Udon Thani Province, Dr. Kriangsak Ekpong, Director of Kumphawapi Hospital, Udon Thani Province, presided over the meeting opening “Prevention of Teenage Pregnancy and Safe Abortion” with budget support from the Health Promotion Foundation (HPF).
The objective is to develop the knowledge and skills of health personnel in providing youth-friendly services and counseling on options in cases of unplanned pregnancy, developing guidelines for safe abortion clinic services, and referral from the RSA volunteer network (Referral System for Safe Abortion).
To provide safe abortion services within Udon Thani Province, with service connectivity to the unplanned pregnancy options counseling hotline 1663, the network providing options counseling when unplanned pregnancy occurs, the network referring services according to options including continuing pregnancy, safe abortion, the RSA volunteer network, and agencies providing social welfare assistance within Udon Thani Province, to ensure comprehensive access to help for those facing unplanned pregnancy issues.
Source: Project for the Development of Safe and Friendly Alternative Services Network for Adolescents and Women with Unplanned Pregnancies