Community-based health workers can safely and effectively administer injectable contraceptives: conclusions from a technical consultation

摘要

In June 2009, a technical consultation held at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva concluded that evidence supports the introduction, continuation and scale-up of community-based provision of progestin-only injectable contraceptives. The group of 30 technical and program experts reviewed scientific and programmatic experience, which largely focused on the progestin-only injectable depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA). The experts found that community-based provision of progestin-only injectable contraceptives by appropriately trained community health workers (CHWs) is safe, effective and acceptable. Such services should be part of a family planning program offering a range of contraceptive methods.