Policies and Guidelines

Up-to-date family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) policies and guidelines can help policy makers, program managers, and health care providers provide counseling and contraceptives safely and effectively. The following includes the most recent international guidance from the World Health Organization and other international and national documents (some with IUD-specific sections) that can assist Ministries of Health and other stakeholders to review, update, and disseminate IUD-related national policies and guidelines.

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International FP/RH Policies and Guidelines

• World Health Organization's Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (Third Edition)  (French) (Spanish) (Other languages) [About this document] *
• World Health Organization's Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use (Second Edition)  (French) (Spanish) [About this document] *
• INFO Reports: WHO Updates Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptives (French) (Spanish*) [About this document]
• INFO Reports: World Health Organization Updates Guidance on How To Use Contraceptives (French) (Spanish) [About this document]
• International Planned Parenthood Federation’s Medical and Service Delivery Guidelines for Sexual and Reproductive Health Services, IUD chapter (Third Edition) (French) (Spanish) [About this document]

National FP/RH Policies and Guidelines

• Kenya Family Planning Guidelines for Service Providers: IUD chapter [About this document]
• National Guidelines Update Process: Key Steps [About this presentation]
  

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