Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research (SRH)
Including the Human Reproduction Special Programme (HRP)

Sexual and reproductive health and 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.

he 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.

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WHO guidelines for the prevention of sexual transmission of Zika virus
WHO published interim guidelines on the prevention of sexual transmission of Zika virus in September 2016, based on a limited amount of evidence under...
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...

Pregnancy management in the context of Zika virus infection

The mosquito vector that carries the Zika virus thrives in warm climates and particularly in areas of poor living conditions. Pregnant women living in...

Journal articles

Peloggia A, Ali M, Nanda K, Bahamondes L. Zika virus exposure in pregnancy and its association with newborn visual anomalies and hearing lossInt J Gynaecol Obstet. 2018;143(3):277-281. doi:10.1002/ijgo.12663

Kim CR, Counotte M, Bernstein K, et al. Investigating the sexual transmission of Zika virusLancet Glob Health. 2018;6(1):e24-e25. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30419-9

Ali M, Miller K, Gómez Ponce de Leon RF. Family planning and Zika virus: need for renewed and cohesive efforts to ensure availability of intrauterine contraception in Latin America and the CaribbeanEur J Contracept Reprod Health Care. 2017;22(2):102-106. doi:10.1080/13625187.2017.1288902

SAli M, Miller K, Folz R, Johnson BR Jr, Kiarie J. Study protocol on establishment of sentinel sites network for contraceptive and abortion trends, needs and utilization of services in Zika virus affected countriesReprod Health. 2017;14(1):19. Published 2017 Feb 2. doi:10.1186/s12978-017-0282-9

Ali M, Folz R, Miller K, Johnson BR Jr, Kiarie J. 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 areasReprod Health. 2017;14(1):18. Published 2017 Feb 2. doi:10.1186/s12978-017-0283-8

Bahamondes L, Ali M, Monteiro I, Fernandes A. Contraceptive sales in the setting of the Zika virus epidemicHum Reprod. 2017;32(1):88-93. doi:10.1093/humrep/dew310

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