tailieunhanh - Interagency List of Essential Medical Devices for Reproductive Health

Medical devices are essential to the provision of quality reproductive health (RH) services. Rational selection of medical devices is a crucial component in ensuring improved access to reproductive health commodities, followed by efficient procurement, logistical systems, rational use and demand which are equally important. A review of existing United Nations (UN) lists of essential medicines and medical devices, including (1) The draft UNFPA/WHO Essential Drugs and Other Commodities for Reproductive Health Services List (2003) and (2) The Interagency UNFPA/UNAIDS/WHO Reproductive Health Medicines and Commodities List reported a lack of consensus among various UN agencies on essential medicines and medical devices for RH. Lack of consistent advice to countries on selection of RH medicines and medical devices may hamper access to them. Thus, this review was the catalyst towards the development of one interagency list of essential medicines for RH and one interagency list for essential medical devices for RH. . | WHO PSM PAR Interagency List of Essential Medical Devices for Reproductive Health World Health Organization John Snow Inc. PATH Population Action International United Nations Population Fund World Bank In collaboration with the United Nations Children s Fund World Health Organization 2008 All rights reserved. Publications of the World Health Organization can be obtained from WHO Press World Health Organization 20 Avenue Appia 1211 Geneva 27 Switzerland tel. 41 22 791 3264 fax 41 22 791 4857 e-mail bookorders@ . Requests for permission to reproduce or translate WHO publications - whether for sale or for noncommercial distribution - should be addressed to WHO Press at the above address fax 41 22 791 4806 e-mail permissions@ . The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country territory city or area or of its authorities or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the World Health Organization in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. Errors and omissions excepted the names of proprietary products are distinguished by initial capital letters. All reasonable precautions have been taken by the World Health Organization to verify the information contained in this publication. However the published material is being distributed without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied. The responsibility for the interpretation and use of the material lies with the reader. In no event shall the World Health Organization be liable for damages arising from its use. Contents .