Annexes
Annex 1: External experts and WHO staff involved in guideline development
Members of the Evidence and Recommendation Review Groups (ERRGs)
There were three ERRGs, one for each domain of this guidance: Clinical services, Service delivery, Law and policy. Below each list of ERRG (expert panels) members, additional contributors to the pre-ERRG scoping meetings are listed per domain.
Clinical services domain ERRG members
Name | Affiliation City, country | WHO region of residence | Expertise | Declarations/ conflicts of interest |
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Laura Castleman | Planned Parenthood Michigan and University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America (USA) | Americas | Obstetrics and gynaecology | None |
Suchitra Dalvie | Sexual and reproductive health programme consultant Mumbai, India | South-East Asia | Abortion, advocacy | None |
Michalina Drejza | International Youth Alliance for Family Planning (IYAFP) Poznań, Poland | Europe | Obstetrics and gynaecology, youth | None |
Kristina Gemzell Danielsson* | Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet Stockholm, Sweden | Europe | Obstetrics and gynaecology, abortion research | None |
Laura Gil* | Fundación Educación Para la Salud Reproductiva (ESAR) (Education Foundation for Reproductive Health) Bogotá, Colombia | Americas | Abortion, contraception | None |
Selma Hajri* | TAWHIDA Group for Research and Action on Women’s Health Tunis, Tunisia | Eastern Mediterranean | Abortion, contraception, research | None |
Guyo Jaldesa | University of Nairobi Nairobi, Kenya | Africa | Obstetrics and gynaecology | None |
Dhammika Perera* | Marie Stopes International London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Europe | Abortion, contraception | None |
Alongkone Phengsavanh | University of Health Sciences Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic | Western Pacific | Obstetrics and gynaecology, abortion care | None |
Judiac Ranape* | Department of Health Cape Town, South Africa | Africa | Nursing, nurse training, abortion care | None |
Kitihoun Serge | Reproductive Health Unit, Alfred Comlan Quenum Regional Institute of Public Health Ouidah, Benin | Africa | Abortion, contraception | None |
Human rights adviser | ||||
Christina Zampas | Center for Reproductive Rights Geneva, Switzerland | Europe | Law, human rights, sex work, forced sterilization | None |
Service delivery domain ERRG members
Name | Affiliation City, country | WHO region of residence | Expertise | Declarations/ conflicts of interest |
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Fauzia Akhter Huda* | Maternal and Child Health Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh (ICDDRB) Dhaka, Bangladesh | South-East Asia | Public health, health systems, abortion | None |
Nana Yaa Appiah | Women’s Voices Foundation Accra, Ghana | Africa | Pharmacy, social marketing, professional development | None |
Karla Berdichevsky | Gender Equity and Reproductive Health, Mexico Federal Ministry of Health Mexico City, Mexico | Americas | Sexual and reproductive health programming, policy and research | None |
Jemima Araba Dennis-Antwi | Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives Accra, Ghana | Africa | Health systems strengthening, maternal health, midwifery, nursing training | None |
Surendra Dhital | Independent Pharmacist Kathmandu, Nepal | South-East Asia | Pharmacy, counselling, safe abortion | None |
Caitlin Gerdts* | Ibis Reproductive Health Oakland, CA, USA | Americas | Qualitative research, use of technology, access to abortion | None |
Daniel Maceira | Economics Department, University of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Argentina | Americas | Health systems research, health programming and policy development | None |
Vinoj Manning* | Ipas Development Foundation New Delhi, India | South-East Asia | Health systems, abortion care | None |
Sybil Nkeiru | Generation Initiative for Women and Youth Network (GIWYN) Lagos, Nigeria | Africa | Human rights activist | None |
Hiromi Obara* | Department of Health Planning and Management, Bureau of International Health Cooperation, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Tokyo, Japan | Western Pacific | Health planning and management, Maternal health and abortion policy | None |
Karan Parikh | International Youth Alliance for Family Planning (IYAFP) Mumbai, India | South-East Asia | Clinician, youth | None |
Michelle Remme | United Nations University’s International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Western Pacific | Research, gender, health system financing | None |
Karthik Srinivasanb | International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) London, United Kingdom | Europe | Commodities, health system | None |
Human rights adviser
Christina Zampas | Center for Reproductive Rights Geneva, Switzerland | Europe | Law, human rights, sex work, forced sterilization | None |
b This member began working for a funding agency before the final ERRG meeting and therefore his involvement in guideline development ended at that point.
Law and policy domain ERRG members
Name | Affiliation City, country | WHO region of residence | Expertise | Declarations/ conflicts of interest |
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Marge Berer | International Campaign for Women’s Right to Safe Abortion London, United Kingdom | Europe | Social science, abortion policy | None |
Joanna Erdman* | Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University Halifax, Canada | Americas | Human rights, health law and policy | None |
Godfrey Kangaude | University of Pretoria and University of Toronto Blantyre, Malawi | Africa | Sexual and reproductive health and rights law | None |
Akila Radhakrishnan | Global Justice Center New York, NY, USA | Americas | Law and policy | None |
Ruben Avila Reyna | International Youth Alliance for Family Planning (IYAFP) Youth Taskforce Nuevo León, Mexico | Americas | Human rights, advocacy, youth | None |
Chi-Chi Undie | Population Council Nairobi, Kenya | Africa | Abortion and contraception, policy | None |
Human rights advisers
Abhijit Das | Centre for Health and Social Justice New Delhi, India | South-East Asia | Human rights | None |
Sara Hossain | Bar of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh | South-East Asia | Law and policy, human rights | None |
Karima Khalil | Maternal and Child Health Consultant New Delhi, India | South-East Asia | Law and policy, human rights | None |
Primah Kwagala | Director, Women’s Probono Initiative Kampala, Uganda | Africa | Law and policy, human rights | None |
Monica Arango Olaya | Faculty of Law, University of Oxford Oxford, United Kingdom | Europe | Law and policy, human rights | None |
Xian Warner | Research and Program Coordinator, The Equality Institute Dili, Timor-Leste | Western Pacific | Law and policy, human rights | None |
Christina Zampas* | Center for Reproductive Rights Geneva, Switzerland | Europe | Law, human rights, sex work, forced sterilization | None |
Members of the Guideline Development Group (GDG), and declarations of interests
Name | Job title, affiliation City, country | WHO region of residence | Expertise | Declarations/ conflicts of interest |
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Fauzia Akhter Huda | Project Coordinator, Maternal and Child Health Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh (ICDDRB) Dhaka, Bangladesh | South-East Asia | Public health, health systems, abortion | None |
Karla Berdichevsky | Director, Gender Equity and Reproductive Health, Mexico Federal Ministry of Health Mexico City, Mexico | Americas | Sexual and reproductive health programming, policy and research | None |
Marge Berer | Coordinator, International Campaign for Women’s Right to Safe Abortion London, United Kingdom | Europe | Law and policy | None |
Laura Castleman (CHAIR) | Associate Medical Director, Planned Parenthood of Michigan and Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, USA | Americas | Obstetrics and gynaecology | None |
Michalina Drejza | Director on Research and Development, International Youth Alliance for Family Planning (IYAFP) Poznań, Poland | Europe | Obstetrics and gynaecology, youth | None |
Joanna Erdman | Associate Professor, Health Law and Policy, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | Americas | Law and policy | None |
Kristina Gemzell Danielsson | Head, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet Stockholm, Sweden | Europe | Obstetrics and gynaecology, abortion research | None |
Caitlin Gerdts | Vice President for Research, Ibis Reproductive Health Oakland, CA, USA | Americas | Qualitative research | None |
Laura Gil | Clinician Bogotá, Colombia | Americas | Clinical | None |
Selma Hajri | Founder and President, TAWHIDA Group for Research and Action on Women’s Health Tunis, Tunisia | Eastern Mediterranean | Abortion, contraception, research | None |
Guyo Jaldesa | Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi Nairobi, Kenya | Africa | Obstetrics and gynaecology | None |
Godfrey Kangaude | Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Pretoria, and Reproductive and Sexual Health Law Fellow, University of Toronto Blantyre, Malawi | Africa | Sexual and reproductive health and rights law | None |
Vinoj Manning | Chief Executive Officer Ipas Development Foundation New Delhi, India | South-East Asia | Health systems | None |
Hiromi Obara | Medical Doctor, Deputy Director, Division of Global Health Policy and Research, Department of Health Planning and Management, Bureau of International Health Cooperation Japan, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, and Project Coordinator, Cambodia, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Tokyo, Japan | Western Pacific | Health systems | None |
Alongkone Phengsavanh | Vice Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic | Western Pacific | Obstetrics and gynaecology, abortion care | None |
Akila Radhakrishnan | President, Global Justice Center New York, NY, USA | Americas | Law and policy | None |
Michelle Remme | Research Lead, United Nations University’s International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Western Pacific | Research, gender, health system financing | None |
Chi Chi Undie | Senior Associate, Population Council Nairobi, Kenya | Africa | Abortion and contraception, policy | None |
Human rights adviser
Christina Zampas | Associate Director of Global Advocacy, Center for Reproductive Rights Geneva, Switzerland | Europe | Human rights | None |
GDG meeting observers:
- Patricia Lohr, Medical Director, British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), London, United Kingdom; also member of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) Making Abortion Safe Programme Advisory Group
- Jaydeep Tank, Secretary General of the Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) and Chair, International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (FIGO) Working Group for safe abortion, Mumbai, India
- Francelle Toedtli, Consultant, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), New York, New York, USA
- Ann Yates, Lead Midwife Adviser, International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), Head Office, The Hague, the Netherlands
Guideline methodologist(s)
Clinical services domain: Jeppe Schroll, Consultant, Research Coordinator and Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Amager Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
Service delivery domain: Nicholas Henschke and Gemma Villanueva, Senior Systematic Reviewers, and Yanina Sguassero, Systematic Review, of Cochrane Response
Law and policy domain: Maria Rodriguez, Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Portland, Oregon, USA
Evidence Synthesis Team(s)
Clinical services domain:
- Cochrane Fertility Regulation (CFR) Group, at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
- Lead researchers: Alison Edelman, Maria Rodriguez, Makalapua Motu’apuaka, Taylor King
- Search strategy support: Robyn Paynter
- Team members/review authors: Jessica Atrio, Sharon Cameron, Justin T. Diedrich, Eleanor Drey, Alison Edelman, Katherine Gambir, Bela Ganatra, Jeffrey T.J. Jensen, Nathalie Kapp, Caron Kim, Patricia Lohr, Adrienne E. McKercher, Karen Meckstroth, Chelsea Morroni, Kelly Ann Necastro, Sara J. Newmann, Thoai D. Ngo, Antoinette Nguyen, Mark D.N. Nichols, Regina-Maria Renner, John J. Reynolds-Wright, Tesfaye Tufa, Mulat A. Woldetsadik
- WHO Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research (SRH) staff, consultants and Family Planning fellows:
- Michelle Chan, Family Planning fellow, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Elizabeth Clark, Family Planning fellow, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Teresa DePiñeres, Lead Clinician, Medication Abortion Access Project, Essential Access Health
- Margit Endler, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Stockholm South Central Hospital, and Researcher, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Roopan Gill, Consultant, Preventing Unsafe Abortion Unit, SRH Department, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland; Women’s Health Advisor, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Paris, France
- Yelena Korotkaya, Family Planning fellow, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Lemi Tolu, Family Planning fellow, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Service delivery domain:
- Cochrane Response
- Lead researchers: Nicholas Henschke, Yanina Sguassero and Gemma Villanueva
- Search strategy support: Elise Cogo
- Team members/review authors: Hanna Bergman, Brian Buckley, Jennifer Petkovic, Chantelle Garritty, Candyce Hamel, Katrin Probyn
- WHO SRH staff, consultants and Family Planning fellows:
- Ferid Abubeker, Family Planning fellow, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Mekdes Feyssa, Medical Officer, Preventing Unsafe Abortion (PUA) Unit, SRH Department, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
- Roopan Gill, Consultant, PUA Unit, SRH Department, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland; Women’s Health Advisor, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Paris, France
- Caron Kim, Medical Officer, PUA Unit, SRH Department, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
- Bianca Stifani, Family Planning fellow, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
- Tesfaye Tufa, Family Planning fellow, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Other contributors:
- Ernestina Coast, Professor of Health and International Development, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom
- Samantha Lattof, Visiting Fellow, Department of International Development, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom
- Brittany Moore, Consultant, Scientific and Technical Division Advisor, Ipas, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Cheri Poss, Associate Director, Program Evidence, Ipas, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Yana Rodgers, Professor, Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Director of the Center for Women and Work, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Law and policy domain:
- The Policy Surveillance Program at the Center for Public Health Law Research (CPHLR), Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Lead researcher: Scott Burris
- Team members/review authors: Lindsay Foster Cloud, Adrienne R. Ghorashi, Rachel Rebouché, Patty Skuster
- Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Lead researcher: Fiona de Londras, Chair of Global Legal Studies, Birmingham Law School
- Team members/review authors: Alana Farrell, Magdalena Furgalska
- WHO SRH staff and consultants:
- Amanda Cleeve, Consultant in sexual and reproductive health and preventing unsafe abortion, Stockholm, Sweden
- Antonella Lavelanet, Medical Officer, PUA Unit, SRH Department, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
External Review Group (ERG)
Name | Affiliation City, country | WHO region of residence | Expertise |
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Safia Ahsan | Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition, PATH Washington, DC, USA | Americas | Market development, supply chain management |
Traci Baird | EngenderHealth Washington, DC, USA | Americas | Leadership, women’s health, sexual and reproductive health |
Sharon Cameron | Chalmers Hospital Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Europe | Obstetrics and gynaecology, abortion, contraception, genital tract infection |
Jane Harries | Women’s Health Research Unit, School of Public Health, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa | Africa | Abortion, contraception, research |
Thoai Ngo | Population Council New York, NY, USA | Americas | Research, health policy |
Mariana Romero | Centre for the Study of State and Society (CEDES) Buenos Aires, Argentina | Americas | Maternal health, abortion, research |
Rachel Simon-Kumar | School of Population Health, University of Auckland and Centre for Asian Health Research and Evaluation (CAHRE) Auckland, New Zealand | Europe | Social science, gender and economics |
Beverly Winikoff | Gynuity Health Project New York, NY, USA | Americas | Reproductive choice, contraception, abortion, women’s health |
Reviewers from implementing organizations who provided feedback on the draft guideline
- Bethan Cobley, MSI Reproductive Choices, London, United Kingdom
- Rasha Dabash, Ipas, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Eva Lathrop, Population Services International (PSI), Washington, DC, USA
- Steve Luboya, Pathfinder, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA
- Rebecca Wilkins, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), London, United Kingdom
Members of the WHO steering group
Name | Department and Unit | Expertise |
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Mekdes Daba Feyssa | Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research (SRH), Preventing Unsafe Abortion (PUA) Unit, WHO headquarters | Abortion, contraception |
Bela Ganatra | SRH, PUA, WHO headquarters | Abortion, social science |
Roopan Gill (during first stages of guideline planning) | SRH, PUA, WHO headquarters (formerly) | Abortion, contraception, humanitarian settings |
Heidi Johnston | SRH, PUA, WHO headquarters | Abortion, demography |
Rajat Khosla (during first stages of guideline planning) | SRH, Director’s Office, WHO headquarters (formerly) | Human rights adviser |
Caron Kim* | SRH, PUA, WHO headquarters | Abortion, contraception, sexual and reproductive health and rights in health emergencies |
Antonella Lavelanet | SRH, PUA, WHO headquarters | Abortion, contraception, law and policy, human rights |
Lemi Tolu (during the first stages of guideline planning) | SRH, PUA, WHO headquarters (formerly) | Abortion, contraception |
Members of the WHO Secretariat
Name | Department and Unit (and region if applicable) |
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Moazzam Ali | Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research (SRH), Contraception and Fertility Care (CFC) Unit, WHO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland |
Ian Askew | SRH, WHO headquarters |
Chilanga Asmani | Reproductive and Maternal Health (RMH) and Ageing, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo |
Laurence Codjia | Department of Health Work Force (HWF), Health Labour Market and Partnerships (HLM) Unit, WHO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland |
Ibadat Dhillon | Human Resources for Health and Fellowships (HRH), WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, New Delhi, India |
Fahdi Dkhimi | HGF, HEF, WHO headquarters |
Carolin Ekman | SRH, Preventing Unsafe Abortion (PUA) Unit, WHO headquarters |
Claire Garabedian | SRH, PUA, WHO headquarters |
Rodolfo Gómez Ponce de León | Latin American Center for Perinatology, Women’s Health and Reproductive Health (CLAP/WR), Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Montevideo, Uruguay |
Veloshnee Govender | SRH, SRH Integration in Health Systems (SHS) Unit, WHO headquarters |
Hannah Hatch | SRH, PUA, WHO headquarters |
Lisa Hedman | HIS, Essential Medicines and Health Products (EMP) Unit, WHO headquarters |
Nilmini Hemachandra | Reproductive and Maternal Health (RMH), WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt |
Shogo Kubota | Lao People’s Democratic Republic, WHO Country Office, Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
Laurence Läser | SRH, PUA, WHO headquarters |
Bruno Meessen | Health Systems Governance and Financing (HGF), Health Financing (HEF), WHO headquarters |
Ulrika Rehnström Loi | SRH, PUA, WHO headquarters |
Marta Schaaf | SRH Director’s Office, WHO headquarters |
Patricia Titulaer | SRH, PUA, WHO headquarters |