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This report can help family planning program managers develop strategies to:
- Meet the increasing demand for injectables with good-quality services.
- Address women who would like to use injectables but lack access or who hesitate to use injectables because they need more information about side effects or safety.
Providers can use the companion issue of INFO Reports, "Injectable Contraceptives: Tools for Providers," to review the important elements of good-quality services. The tables and checklists in the INFO Reports issue are aids for counseling women, giving safe injections, and helping women be satisfied users of injectables.
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WHO Upholds Guidance: Women With or at Risk of HIV Can Safely Use Hormonal Methods
WHO released a statement on February 16, 2012, upholding guidance indicating that women with HIV or at high risk of HIV can safely use hormonal contraceptives, including injectables, to prevent pregnancy. However, WHO is instructing health care providers to strongly advise such women who decide to use progestin-only injectables to also always use male or female condoms for protection against HIV. Read more about WHO's statement.
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