Sexually transmitted and reproductive tract infections

PUBLICATIONS

Advocacy

• Emergence of multi-drug resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae - Threat of global rise in untreatable sexually transmitted infections
  Fact sheet
  5 April 2011
• Advancing MDGs 4, 5 and 6: impact of congenital syphilis elimination
  Partner brief
  17 June 2010
• Strengthening linkages between sexual and reproductive health and HIV
  WHO bulletin. Volume 87, Number 11, November 2009, 805-884
  doi: 10.2471/BLT.09.001109
  2 November 2009
• The global elimination of congenital syphilis: rationale and strategy for action
  31 December 2008
• Global strategy for the prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections: 2006 - 2015. Breaking the chain of transmission
  31 December 2007
• Glion consultation on strengthening the linkages between reproductive health and HIV/AIDS: family planning and HIV/AIDS in women and children
  31 December 2006
• Global strategy for the prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections: 2006-2015. Key messages
  31 December 2006
• Global control of sexually transmitted infections
  The Lancet Sexual & reproductive health series
  2 December 2006
• Eliminating congenital syphilis. A global health priority
  31 December 2005
• Sexual and reproductive health and HIV/AIDS: a framework for priority linkages
  31 December 2005

Clinical guides

• WHO guidelines: use of cryotherapy for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
  21 November 2011
• Standards for maternal and neonatal care
  Group 1: General standards of care for healthy pregnancy and childbirth
  31 December 2007
• Training modules for the syndromic management of sexually transmitted infections
  Second edition
  31 December 2007
• Does hormonal contraception modify the risk of STI acquisition?
  Provider brief
  8 September 2007
• Comprehensive cervical cancer control
  A guide to essential practice
  31 December 2006
• Sexual and reproductive health of women living with HIV/AIDS : guidelines on care, treatment and support for women living with HIV/AIDS and their children in resource-constrained settings
  31 December 2006
• Reproductive choices and family planning for people living with HIV
  Counselling tool
  25 October 2006
• Sexually transmitted and other reproductive tract infections: a guide to essential practice
  31 December 2005
• Manual for the standardization of colposcopy for the evaluation of vaginal products
  Update 2004
  31 December 2004
• Guidelines for the management of sexually transmitted infections
  31 December 2004
• Diseases of the Female Genital System. International Nomenclature of Diseases
  Volume VIII
  31 December 1992

Evidence

• Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV during breastfeeding
  Policy brief
  14 January 2011
• Review of priorities in research: Hormonal contraception and IUDs and HIV infection
  Report of a technical meeting
  21 December 2010
• Preparing for access to PRO 2000 microbicide
  Report of a meeting (27–28 May 2009, London, United Kingdom)
  29 September 2010
• Regulatory issues in microbicide development
  Alan Stone
  11 May 2010
• PMTCT and HIV care monthly reports
  25 May 2009
• Sexual & reproductive health and HIV linkages: evidence review and recommendations
  17 April 2009
• Hormonal Contraception and HIV: Science and Policy - Africa Regional Meeting, Nairobi 19–21 September 2005
  Statement
  24 October 2005
• Statement on hormonal contraception and risk of STI acquisition
  8 July 2005
• HIV-infected women and their families: psychosocial support and related issues
  A literature review
  31 December 2003
• WHO/CONRAD Technical Consultation on Nonoxynol-9 - Geneva, 9-10 October, 2001
  Summary report
  17 January 2003
• Global prevalence and incidence of selected curable sexually transmitted infections: overview and estimates
  31 December 2001

Monitoring and evaluation

• Methods for surveillance and monitoring of congenital syphilis elimination within existing systems
  14 December 2011
• Syphilis test availability and uptake at medical facilities in southern China
  Article - Bulletin of the World Health Organization
  3 November 2011
• Prevalence and incidence of selected sexually transmitted infections
  Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, syphilis and Trichomonas vaginalis. Methods and results used by WHO to generate 2005 estimates
  29 September 2011
• Global prevalence and incidence of selected curable sexually transmitted infections: overview and estimates
  31 December 2001
• Second generation surveillance for HIV: the next decade
  UNAIDS/WHO working group on global HIV/AIDS and STI surveillance
  31 December 2000
• Guidelines for sexually transmitted infections surveillance
  UNAIDS/WHO working group on global HIV/AIDS/STI surveillance
  20 May 1999

Policy and programmatic issues

• Methods for surveillance and monitoring of congenital syphilis elimination within existing systems
  14 December 2011
• Revitalizing the National STI/RTI Control Activities in Kenya
  Report of a high level Consultative meeting
  23 September 2011
• Emergence of multi-drug resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae - Threat of global rise in untreatable sexually transmitted infections
  Fact sheet
  5 April 2011
• Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV during breastfeeding
  Policy brief
  14 January 2011
• Male latex condom. Specification, prequalification and guidelines for procurement, 2010
  1 September 2010
• Addressing violence against women and HIV/AIDS: What works?
  Report of a consultation
  22 July 2010
• Strengthening cervical cancer prevention and control
  Report of the GAVI–UNFPA–WHO meeting. December 2009
  29 June 2010
• Advancing MDGs 4, 5 and 6: impact of congenital syphilis elimination
  Partner brief
  17 June 2010
• Regulatory issues in microbicide development
  Alan Stone
  11 May 2010
• Making the case for interventions linking sexual and reproductive health and HIV in proposals to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
  18 February 2010
• Strengthening linkages between sexual and reproductive health and HIV
  WHO bulletin. Volume 87, Number 11, November 2009, 805-884
  doi: 10.2471/BLT.09.001109
  2 November 2009
• Gateways to integration - A case study from Serbia
  Linking sexual and reproductive health and HIV/AIDS
  10 September 2009
• A strategic approach to strengthening control of reproductive tract and sexually transmitted infections: use of the programme guidance tool
  3 September 2009
• Rapid assessment tool for sexual and reproductive health and HIV linkages
  A generic guide
  1 June 2009
• Sexual & reproductive health and HIV linkages: evidence review and recommendations
  17 April 2009
• Cervical cancer, human papillomavirus (HPV), and HPV vaccines
  Key points for policy-makers and health professionals
  31 December 2008
• Male circumcision: global trends and determinants of prevalence, safety and acceptability
  31 December 2008
• The global elimination of congenital syphilis: rationale and strategy for action
  31 December 2008
• Periodic presumptive treatment for sexually transmitted infections
  Experience from the field and recommendations for research
  31 December 2008
• Gateways to integration - A case study from Haiti
  Linking sexual and reproductive health and HIV/AIDS -
  10 July 2008
• Gateways to integration - A case study from Kenya
  Linking sexual and reproductive health and HIV/AIDS
  10 July 2008
• Human papillomavirus and HPV vaccines
  Technical information for policy-makers and health professionals
  31 December 2007
• Global strategy for the prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections: 2006 - 2015. Breaking the chain of transmission
  31 December 2007
• Standards for maternal and neonatal care
  Group 1: General standards of care for healthy pregnancy and childbirth
  31 December 2007
• Female condom technical review committee
  Report of a review committee
  31 December 2007
• The WHO Strategic Approach to strengthening sexual and reproductive health policies and programmes
  19 September 2007
• Ensuring the Sexual and Reproductive Health of People Living with HIV: Policies, Programmes and Health Services
  Reproductive Health Matters - Volume 15, Issue 29, Supplement 1pp. 1-135
  1 May 2007
• Glion consultation on strengthening the linkages between reproductive health and HIV/AIDS: family planning and HIV/AIDS in women and children
  31 December 2006
• The interagency list of essential medicines for reproductive health
  2006
  31 December 2006
• Antiretroviral drugs for treating pregnant women and preventing HIV infection in infants in resource-limited settings: towards universal access : recommendations for a public health approach
  Recommendations for a public health approach
  31 December 2006
• The use of rapid syphilis tests
  31 December 2006
• Global strategy for the prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections: 2006-2015. Key messages
  31 December 2006
• Preparing for the introduction of HPV vaccines
  Policy and programme guidance for countries
  31 December 2006
• Global control of sexually transmitted infections
  The Lancet Sexual & reproductive health series
  2 December 2006
• Essential medicines for reproductive health
  Guiding principles for their inclusion on national medicines lists
  19 March 2006
• Sexual and reproductive health and HIV/AIDS: a framework for priority linkages
  31 December 2005
• Linking sexual and reproductive health and HIV/AIDS- An inventory
  31 December 2005
• Hormonal Contraception and HIV: Science and Policy - Africa Regional Meeting, Nairobi 19–21 September 2005
  Statement
  24 October 2005
• HIV-infected women and their families: psychosocial support and related issues
  A literature review
  31 December 2003
• Integrating STI management into family planning services: What are the benefits?
  31 December 1999
• Sexually transmitted diseases: policies and principles for prevention and care
  UNAIDS best practice collection. Key material
  19 May 1999
• The public health approach to STD control
  UNAIDS best practice collection - Technical update
  31 December 1998