Pakistan Alliance for Post Abortion Care (PAPAC)

Established in 2009

PAPAC was created in February 2009 at a national strategic coordination meeting on Post Abortion Care organized to strengthen lines of communication; identify areas of overlap and strategic gaps; enhance coordination; and synergize the myriad efforts to increase women's ability to exercise their sexual and reproductive rights and to reduce abortion-related deaths and injuries across Pakistan. The aim was to collectively develop ideas to move forward with post abortion care programming in ways that would enhance the tremendous work already being undertaken in this sector.

One of the significant outcomes of the meeting was the near unanimous call for the creation of a supervisory body to monitor the organizational pledges and commitments made at the event. It was anticipated that such a body would ensure regular follow-up, advocacy and coordination at multiple levels. The meeting’s coordinating partners (Ipas, Marie Stopes Society, Packard and LDM) invited other organizations to unite with them for this purpose. Through an ad-hoc process of self-nomination, a Steering Committee comprised of individuals representing 11 diverse organizations, including NGOs, donors, UN and Government agencies was created. Ipas has been selected to serve as the Steering Committee’s Secretariat for a two-year term.

The ultimate aim of the PAPAC is to ensure access to quality safe abortion and post abortion care for all in Pakistan.