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Formation of GDG for the MEC of contraceptive use

Content Editor: Dr.Aneesh

February 20, 2024 at 6:00:00 PM

Contraception, Family Planning, Planning

Content Editor: Dr.Aneesh

  • The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the formation of the GDG for the development of guidelines on contraceptive use.

  • The WHO will receive scientific advice and direction from the GDG, an outside panel of specialists.

  • The majority of the guidelines will deal with the technical content, structure, distribution, and display of the WHO SPR Fourth Edition and MEC Sixth Edition.

  • Experts with broad and varied backgrounds in public health, epidemiology, pharmacology, nursing and midwifery, family planning/contraception, research, etc. will make up the GDG's membership.

  • Further, the GDG will convene in July 2024 at WHO headquarters in Geneva with the following goals:

  1. Evaluate the evidence on particular PICOs that will guide the MEC and SPR update

  2. Develop recommendations through a consensus-building process

  3. Identify any unmet research needs in MEC and SPR.

  4. Emphasize any implementation-related concerns.

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