Table 5 Estimated costs (USD) of shifting from PAC to safe, legal induced abortion in 93 PAC-providing public health facilities1,2
From: Costs of postabortion care in public sector health facilities in Malawi: a cross-sectional survey
Current | Projected | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Only MVA3 | MVA/Misoprostol4 | ||
Procedure type distribution for first trimester, legal, induced abortion | |||
MVA ($17) | 100 % | 70 % | |
Misoprostol-alone ($10) | - | 30 % | |
Total annual cost | $314,008 [$287,406 - $502,522] | $250,332 | $219,408 |
Percent decrease from current costs | - | 20 % | 30 % |