WHO Guidance Documents Used in Preparation of This Edition of the Handbook
WHO’s evidence-based cornerstones (guidance documents) for national family planning guidelines and programs:
Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use, fifth edition. 2015. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/181468
Selected practice recommendations for contraceptive use, third edition. 2016. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/252267
WHO’s mobile applications (apps) relevant to family planning:
Contraceptive delivery tool for humanitarian settings
To access and install the Android or Apple App, follow this link for information: https://www.who.int/news/item/07-12-2018-deliveringcontraceptive-services-in-humanitarian-settings
Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use app
To access and install the Android or Apple App, follow this link for information: https://www.who.int/news/item/29-08-2019-new-app-forwho-s-medical-eligibility-criteria-for-contraceptive-use
Abortion care guideline. 2022. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/349316 (sections 3.5.4; 3.6.3).
Actions for improved clinical and prevention services and choices: preventing HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among women and girls using contraceptive services in contexts with high HIV incidence. 2020. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/332287
Brief sexuality-related communication: recommendations for a public health approach. 2015. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/170251
Cervical cancer: fact sheet. 2022. https://www.who.int/news-room/factsheets/detail/cervical-cancer
Comprehensive cervical cancer control: a guide to essential practice, 2nd edition. 2014. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/144785
Consolidated guidelines on HIV, viral hepatitis and STI prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations. 2022. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/360601
Consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection: recommendations for a public health approach, second edition. 2016. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/208825
Contraceptive eligibility for women at high risk of HIV: guidance statement: recommendations on contraceptive methods used by women at high risk of HIV. 2019. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/326653
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): contraception and family planning. 2020. https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/question-and-answers-hub/q-a-detail/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-contraception-and-family-planning
Eliminating forced, coercive and otherwise involuntary sterilization. An interagency statement by OHCHR, UN Women, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF and WHO. 2014. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/112848
Ensuring human rights in the provision of contraceptive information and services: guidance and recommendations. 2014. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/102539
Ensuring human rights within contraceptive service delivery: implementation guide. 2015. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/158866
Gender mainstreaming for health managers: a practical approach. 2011. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/44516
Guidelines for the management of symptomatic sexually transmitted infections. 2021. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/342523
Health care for women subjected to intimate partner violence or sexual violence: a clinical handbook. 2014. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/136101
Human papillomavirus (HPV): fact sheet. 2017. https://www.who.int/europe/news-room/fact-sheets/item/human-papillomavirus-%28hpv%29
Human papillomavirus (HPV) nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) to screen for cervical pre-cancer lesions and prevent cervical cancer: policy brief. 2022. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/352495.
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 11th edition (ICD-11) [website]. 2022. https://icd.who.int/en
Maintaining essential health services: operational guidance for the COVID-19 context: interim guidance. 2020. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/332240
Monitoring human rights in contraceptive services and programmes. 2017. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/259274
Preventing HIV and other STIs among women and girls using contraceptive services in contexts with high HIV incidence: actions for improved clinical and prevention services and choices: policy brief. 2020. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/332287
Programming strategies for postpartum family planning. 2013. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/93680
Promoting sexual and reproductive health for persons with disabilities. WHO/UNFPA guidance note. 2009. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/44207
Responding to intimate partner violence and sexual violence against women. WHO clinical and policy guidelines. 2013. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/85240
Technical consultation on the effects of hormonal contraception on bone health: summary report. 2005. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/69845
WHO guideline for screening and treatment of cervical pre-cancer lesions for cervical cancer prevention, second edition. 2021.
https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/342365
WHO guideline for screening and treatment of cervical pre-cancer lesions for cervical cancer prevention, second edition: use of mRNA tests for human
papillomavirus ( HPV). 2021. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/350652
WHO guideline on self-care interventions for health and well-being: 2022 revision. 2022. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/357828
WHO implementation tool for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) of HIV infection. 2017. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/255890
WHO recommendations on adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights. 2018. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/275374
WHO recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience. 2016. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/250796
WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience. 2022. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/352658
WHO recommendations: optimizing health worker roles to improve access to key maternal and newborn health interventions through task shifting. 2012. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/77764
WHO technical brief: preventing HIV during pregnancy and breastfeeding in the context of PrEP: technical brief. 2017. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/255866