The Kenyan Government plans to buy abortion kits for its public hospitals to deal with emergencies arising from unsafe abortions. The announcement was made by Director of Medical Services, Dr James Nyikal, at the launch of a new report about unsafe abortion. The kits, including manual vacuum aspiration, will be put on the health ministry's essential equipment list. The kits will be used to help deal with complications arising from unsafe pregnancy termination in areas that lack equipped hospitals.