(With thanks to Global Health Now)
'Although abortion is legal in South Africa, unsafe abortion clinics are thriving: a result of scammers, social media misinformation, and a lack of knowledge about legal options...'
'Scammers and unlicensed clinics take advantage of women seeking abortion, with flyers and online ads advertising unsafe or services that don’t exist, such as “womb cleaning” and “sonar pills” that put mothers’ lives at risk.'
Read the full report: https://www.health.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Report-Comprehensiv...
HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org