Family Health International (FHI) is pleased to announce newly updated
versions of four Provider Checklists for Reproductive Health Services.
Based on the Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (WHO,
2004), the checklists are easy-to-use tools to assist health workers in
determining whether a client may safely and effectively use their
contraceptive method of choice.

The checklists are available on FHI's website at
www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/servdelivery/index.htm#checklists in English,
French and Spanish.

The Checklist for Screening Clients Who Want to Initiate Use of the
Copper IUD
<http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/servdelivery/checklists/iud/index.htm>
is a tool to help health care providers screen clients who have been
counseled about contraceptive options and made an informed decision to
use an IUD. It consists of a list of 20 questions designed to identify
medical conditions and high-risk behaviors that would prevent safe IUD
use or require further screening. With the exception of questions on the
pelvic exam, for administration by an appropriately trained health
worker, the rest of the checklist can be used by non-clinical workers,
including counselors.

The Checklist for Screening Clients Who Want to Initiate DMPA (or
NET-EN)
<http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/servdelivery/checklists/dmpachecklists/in
dex.htm>  and the Checklist for Screening Clients Who Want to Initiate
Combined Oral Contraceptives (COCs)
<http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/servdelivery/checklists/cocchecklists/ind
ex.htm>  focus on criteria to identify medical conditions and high-risk
behaviors that would prevent safe use of DMPA (or NET-EN) and COCs,
respectively. This tool can be used by both clinical and non-clinical
health workers, including community-based health workers, pharmacists,
and nurses.

The Checklist on How to be Reasonably Sure a Client is Not Pregnant
<http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/servdelivery/checklists/pregnancy/index.h
tm>  is based on criteria endorsed by the WHO to determine with
reasonable certainty that a woman is not pregnant. Although first
developed for family planning providers, it can also be used by other
health workers, such as pharmacists, who may need to determine whether a
woman is pregnant before initiating a medical regimen.

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David Hock
Senior Applications Support Associate
Family Health International

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