Global strategy for the prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections: 2006–2015, Key messages, WHO, 2006
 

The strategy offers four fundamental benefits of investing in STI control, namely: (i) reduction in STI-related morbidity and mortality; (ii) prevention of HIV through a cost-effective intervention; (iii) prevention of long-term sequelae of STIs, such as cancers, especially in women; and (iv) reduction in adverse outcomes of pregnancy (in women infected with STIs). The strategy highlights opportunities for scaling up an effective response to STI prevention and control and proposes feasible evidence-based interventions for implementation at country level.

Preparing for the introduction of HPV vaccines: policy and program guidance for countries, WHO, 2006

This guidance note is intended to alert a broad array of stakeholders – in sexual and reproductive health, immunization, child and adolescent health, and cancer control programs – to some of the key issues surrounding the introduction of HPV vaccines against cervical cancer. In particular, it highlights the contributions that national immunization programs, sexual and reproductive health programs, and cancer control programs can make in preparing for national introduction of the vaccines in the context of the Global Immunization Vision and Strategy.

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STI/HIV Laboratory Tests for the Detection of Reproductive Tract Infections

Summary, WHO, 1999

This publication discusses state-of-the-art methods to detect eleven RTIs. The methods that are most useful in detecting each organism are summarized, as well as their sampling procedures, sensitivity and specificity, the advantages and disadvantages of laboratory testing, the appropriate level of use, the training and equipment required, the ease of performance, and the indicative cost of reagents.

The female condom: significant potential for STI and pregnancy prevention, Outlook, Volume 22, No. 2, May 2006, PATH

This article provides summary information and evidence base regarding female condoms and their impact in preventing STIs, female condoms obstacles and advantages, new products, a summary of successful programs, commodity security, research gaps, and advocacy.

Hepatitis B and You, a power point presentation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC 

A PowerPoint presentation health education program designed for women who test positive for the hepatitis B virus (HBV) during pregnancy; provides information regarding the cause, transmission, and prevention of perinatal hepatitis B.