SRHR in disease outbreaks - ZIKA
WHO published interim guidelines on the prevention of sexual transmission of Zika virus in September 2016, based on a limited amount of evidence under an emergency process during a public health emergency of international concern. The body of evidence has grown considerably since then and WHO experts concluded at a meeting in March 2017 that the guidelines should be developed under the formal WHO guideline process.
In 2019, renewed guidelines were published that contain updated recommendations on the prevention of sexual transmission of Zika virus, based on systematic reviews undertaken by HRP.
Publications
All →HRP at 50: sexual and reproductive health and rights in epidemic and pandemic preparedness and response
Since 1972, the UN cosponsored special programme, HRP, has pursued a vision of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for all. This is the...
Journal articles
Zika virus exposure in pregnancy and its association with newborn's visual malformations and hearing loss: A narrative review.
Int J Gynecol Obstet 2018; 1–5 September 2018
Investigating the sexual transmission of Zika virus
The Lancet Global Health Volume 6, Issue 1, Pages e24–e25
Published online 12 December 2017
Family planning and Zika virus: need for renewed and cohesive efforts to ensure availability of intrauterine contraception in Latin America and the Caribbean
The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care Vol. 22 , Iss. 2, 2017 - Published 3 March 2017
Study protocol on establishment of sentinel sites network for contraceptive and abortion trends, needs and utilization of services in Zika virus affected countries
Reproductive Health 201714:19 DOI: 10.1186/s12978-017-0282-9 - Published: 2 February 2017
A study protocol for facility assessment and follow-up evaluations of the barriers to access, availability, utilization and readiness of contraception, abortion and postabortion services in Zika affected areas
Reproductive Health 201714:18 DOI: 10.1186/s12978-017-0283-8 Published: 2 February 2017
Contraceptive sales in the setting of the Zika virus epidemic
Human Reproduction, Volume 32, Issue 1, 1 January 2017, Pages 88–93.