USAID Core Components of the Postabortion Care Model

Three Core Components of Postabortion Care (PAC)

PAC is a three-component model. This model includes the following:

1. Emergency treatment for complications of spontaneous or induced abortion
   
   
2. Family planning counseling and service provision, sexually transmitted infection (STI) evaluation and treatment, and HIV counseling and/or referral for testing
   
   
3. Community empowerment through community awareness and mobilization

Counseling and client- provider interaction are integral to all components of postabortion care. The focus is placed on family planning counseling to facilitate the integration of family planning service delivery into emergency treatment services.

Related Link

• USAID's Postabortion Care Strategy Paper [PDF, 762KB]