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

NameAffiliation
City, country
WHO region of residenceExpertiseDeclarations/ conflicts of interest
Laura CastlemanPlanned Parenthood Michigan and University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America (USA)
AmericasObstetrics and gynaecologyNone
Suchitra DalvieSexual and reproductive health programme consultant
Mumbai, India
South-East AsiaAbortion, advocacyNone
Michalina DrejzaInternational Youth Alliance for Family Planning (IYAFP)
Poznań, Poland
EuropeObstetrics and gynaecology, youthNone
Kristina Gemzell Danielsson*Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm, Sweden
EuropeObstetrics and gynaecology, abortion researchNone
Laura Gil*Fundación Educación Para la Salud Reproductiva (ESAR) (Education Foundation for Reproductive Health)
Bogotá, Colombia
AmericasAbortion, contraceptionNone
Selma Hajri*  TAWHIDA Group for Research and Action on Women’s Health
Tunis, Tunisia
Eastern MediterraneanAbortion, contraception, researchNone
Guyo JaldesaUniversity of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
AfricaObstetrics and gynaecologyNone
Dhammika Perera*Marie Stopes International
London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
EuropeAbortion, contraceptionNone
Alongkone PhengsavanhUniversity of Health Sciences
Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Western PacificObstetrics and gynaecology, abortion careNone
Judiac Ranape*Department of Health
Cape Town, South Africa
AfricaNursing, nurse training, abortion careNone
Kitihoun SergeReproductive Health Unit, Alfred Comlan Quenum Regional Institute of Public Health
Ouidah, Benin
AfricaAbortion, contraceptionNone
Human rights adviser
Christina ZampasCenter for Reproductive Rights
Geneva, Switzerland
EuropeLaw, human rights, sex work, forced sterilizationNone
* These members also contributed to the scoping meeting for this domain, in advance of the ERRG meetings, along with the following additional contributing experts: Abigail Aiken (University of Texas, USA), Rodica Comendant (Reproductive Health Training Center, Republic of Moldova), Debora Diniz (Instituto de Bioética, Brazil), Angel Foster (University of Ottawa, Canada), Daniel Grossman (University of California, San Francisco, USA), Kinga Jelinksa (Women Help Women, Netherlands), Munir Kassa (Center for International Reproductive Health Training, Ethiopia), Rasha Khoury (Médecins Sans Frontières, Afghanistan), Alice Mark (National Abortion Federation, USA), Mariana Romero (Center for the Study of State and Society, Argentina), Marion Stevens (Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition, South Africa), Nadira Sultana (Global Fund – United Nations Office for Projects Services, Bangladesh).

Service delivery domain ERRG members

NameAffiliation
City, country
WHO region of residenceExpertiseDeclarations/ conflicts of interest
Fauzia Akhter Huda*Maternal and Child Health Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh (ICDDRB)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
South-East AsiaPublic health, health systems, abortionNone
Nana Yaa AppiahWomen’s Voices Foundation
Accra, Ghana
AfricaPharmacy, social marketing, professional developmentNone
Karla BerdichevskyGender Equity and Reproductive Health, Mexico Federal Ministry of Health
Mexico City, Mexico
AmericasSexual and reproductive health programming, policy and researchNone
Jemima Araba Dennis-AntwiGhana College of Nurses and Midwives
Accra, Ghana
AfricaHealth systems strengthening, maternal health, midwifery, nursing trainingNone
Surendra DhitalIndependent Pharmacist
Kathmandu, Nepal
South-East AsiaPharmacy, counselling, safe abortionNone
Caitlin Gerdts*Ibis Reproductive Health
Oakland, CA, USA
AmericasQualitative research, use of technology, access to abortionNone
Daniel MaceiraEconomics Department, University of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina
AmericasHealth systems research, health programming and policy developmentNone
Vinoj Manning*Ipas Development Foundation
New Delhi, India
South-East AsiaHealth systems, abortion careNone
Sybil NkeiruGeneration Initiative for Women and Youth Network (GIWYN)
Lagos, Nigeria
AfricaHuman rights activistNone
Hiromi Obara*Department of Health Planning and Management, Bureau of International Health Cooperation, National Center for Global Health and Medicine
Tokyo, Japan
Western PacificHealth planning and management, Maternal health and abortion policyNone
Karan ParikhInternational Youth Alliance for Family Planning (IYAFP)
Mumbai, India
South-East AsiaClinician, youthNone
Michelle RemmeUnited Nations University’s International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Western PacificResearch, gender, health system financingNone
Karthik SrinivasanbInternational Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)
London, United Kingdom
EuropeCommodities, health systemNone
Human rights adviser
Christina ZampasCenter for Reproductive Rights
Geneva, Switzerland
EuropeLaw, human rights, sex work, forced sterilizationNone
* These members also contributed to the scoping meeting(s) for this domain, in advance of the ERRG meetings, along with the following additional contributing experts: Patrick Aboagye (Ghana Health Services, Ghana), Laura Castleman (Ipas, Planned Parenthood and University of Michigan, USA), Amanda Cleeve (Karolinksa Institutet, Sweden), Saida Chowdhury (Independent consultant, USA), Rodica Comendant (Reproductive Health Training Center, Republic of Moldova), Joanna Erdman (Dalhousie University, Canada), Rebecca Gomperts (Women on Waves, Netherlands), Chisale Mhango (University of Malawi, Malawi), Monica Oguttu (Kisumu Medical and Education Trust, Kenya), Paul Mandira (United Nations Population Fund, USA), Mariana Romero (Center for the Study of State and Society, Argentina), Sarmad Soomar (International Youth Alliance for Family Planning, Pakistan).

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

NameAffiliation
City, country
WHO region of residenceExpertiseDeclarations/ conflicts of interest
Marge BererInternational Campaign for Women’s Right to Safe Abortion
London, United Kingdom
EuropeSocial science, abortion policyNone
Joanna Erdman*Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University
Halifax, Canada
AmericasHuman rights, health law and policyNone
Godfrey KangaudeUniversity of Pretoria and University of Toronto
Blantyre, Malawi
AfricaSexual and reproductive health and rights lawNone
Akila RadhakrishnanGlobal Justice Center
New York, NY, USA
AmericasLaw and policyNone
Ruben Avila ReynaInternational Youth Alliance for Family Planning (IYAFP) Youth Taskforce
Nuevo León, Mexico
AmericasHuman rights, advocacy, youthNone
Chi-Chi UndiePopulation Council
Nairobi, Kenya
AfricaAbortion and contraception, policyNone
Human rights advisers
Abhijit DasCentre for Health and Social Justice New
Delhi, India
South-East AsiaHuman rightsNone
Sara HossainBar of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh
South-East AsiaLaw and policy, human rightsNone
Karima KhalilMaternal and Child Health Consultant
New Delhi, India
South-East AsiaLaw and policy, human rightsNone
Primah KwagalaDirector, Women’s Probono Initiative
Kampala, Uganda
AfricaLaw and policy, human rightsNone
Monica Arango OlayaFaculty of Law, University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
EuropeLaw and policy, human rightsNone
Xian WarnerResearch and Program Coordinator, The Equality Institute
Dili, Timor-Leste
Western PacificLaw and policy, human rightsNone
Christina Zampas*Center for Reproductive Rights
Geneva, Switzerland
EuropeLaw, human rights, sex work, forced sterilizationNone
* These members also contributed to the scoping meeting(s) for this domain, in advance of the ERRG meetings, along with the following additional contributing experts: Paola Bergallo (University of Torcuato Di Tella, Argentina), Lucia Berro Pizzarossa (University of Groningen, Netherlands), Scott Burris (Temple University, USA), Fiona de Londras (Birmingham University, United Kingdom), Silvia de Zordo (University of Barcelona, Spain), Debora Diniz (Instituto de Bioética, Brazil), Heather Douglas (University of Queensland, Australia), Daniel Grossman (University of California, San Francisco, USA), Selma Hajri (TAWHIDA Group for Research and Action on Women’s Health, Tunisia), Jihan Jacob, Center for Reproductive Rights, Philippines), Minzee Kim (Ewha Womans University, Republic of Korea), Chisale Mhango (University of Malawi, Malawi), Mahesh Puri (Centre for Research on Environment, Health and Population Activities, Nepal), Patricia Schulz (Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, Switzerland), Patty Skuster (Ipas, USA), Marion Stevens (Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition, South Africa), Maya Unnithan (University of Sussex, United Kingdom).

Members of the Guideline Development Group (GDG), and declarations of interests

NameJob title, affiliation
City, country
WHO region of residenceExpertiseDeclarations/ conflicts of interest
Fauzia Akhter HudaProject Coordinator, Maternal and Child Health Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
Bangladesh (ICDDRB) Dhaka, Bangladesh
South-East AsiaPublic health, health systems, abortionNone
Karla BerdichevskyDirector, Gender Equity and Reproductive Health, Mexico Federal Ministry of Health
Mexico City, Mexico
AmericasSexual and reproductive health programming, policy and researchNone
Marge BererCoordinator, International Campaign for Women’s Right to Safe Abortion
London, United Kingdom
EuropeLaw and policyNone
Laura Castleman (CHAIR)Associate Medical Director, Planned Parenthood of Michigan and Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
AmericasObstetrics and gynaecologyNone
Michalina DrejzaDirector on Research and Development, International Youth Alliance for Family Planning (IYAFP)
Poznań, Poland
EuropeObstetrics and gynaecology, youthNone
Joanna ErdmanAssociate Professor, Health Law and Policy, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
AmericasLaw and policyNone
Kristina Gemzell DanielssonHead, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm, Sweden
EuropeObstetrics and gynaecology, abortion researchNone
Caitlin GerdtsVice President for Research, Ibis Reproductive Health
Oakland, CA, USA
AmericasQualitative researchNone
Laura GilClinician
Bogotá, Colombia
AmericasClinicalNone
Selma HajriFounder and President, TAWHIDA Group for Research and Action on Women’s Health
Tunis, Tunisia
Eastern MediterraneanAbortion, contraception, researchNone
Guyo JaldesaAssociate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
AfricaObstetrics and gynaecologyNone
Godfrey KangaudePostdoctoral Researcher, University of Pretoria, and Reproductive and Sexual Health Law Fellow, University of Toronto
Blantyre, Malawi
AfricaSexual and reproductive health and rights lawNone
Vinoj ManningChief Executive Officer Ipas Development Foundation
New Delhi, India
South-East AsiaHealth systemsNone
Hiromi ObaraMedical 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 PacificHealth systemsNone
Alongkone PhengsavanhVice Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences
Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Western PacificObstetrics and gynaecology, abortion careNone
Akila RadhakrishnanPresident, Global Justice Center
New York, NY, USA
AmericasLaw and policyNone
Michelle RemmeResearch Lead, United Nations University’s International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Western PacificResearch, gender, health system financingNone
Chi Chi UndieSenior Associate, Population Council
Nairobi, Kenya
AfricaAbortion and contraception, policyNone
Human rights adviser
Christina ZampasAssociate Director of Global Advocacy, Center for Reproductive Rights
Geneva, Switzerland
EuropeHuman rightsNone

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)

NameAffiliation City, countryWHO region of residenceExpertise
Safia AhsanReproductive Health Supplies Coalition, PATH Washington, DC, USAAmericasMarket development, supply chain management
Traci BairdEngenderHealth Washington, DC, USAAmericasLeadership, women’s health, sexual and reproductive health
Sharon CameronChalmers Hospital Edinburgh, United KingdomEuropeObstetrics and gynaecology, abortion, contraception, genital tract infection
Jane HarriesWomen’s Health Research Unit, School of Public Health, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South AfricaAfricaAbortion, contraception, research
Thoai NgoPopulation Council New York, NY, USAAmericasResearch, health policy
Mariana RomeroCentre for the Study of State and Society (CEDES) Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAmericasMaternal health, abortion, research
Rachel Simon-KumarSchool of Population Health, University of Auckland and Centre for Asian Health Research and Evaluation (CAHRE) Auckland, New ZealandEuropeSocial science, gender and economics
Beverly WinikoffGynuity Health Project New York, NY, USAAmericasReproductive 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

NameDepartment and UnitExpertise
Mekdes Daba FeyssaDepartment of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research (SRH), Preventing Unsafe Abortion (PUA) Unit, WHO headquartersAbortion, contraception
Bela GanatraSRH, PUA, WHO headquartersAbortion, social science
Roopan Gill (during first stages of guideline planning)SRH, PUA, WHO headquarters (formerly)Abortion, contraception, humanitarian settings
Heidi JohnstonSRH, PUA, WHO headquartersAbortion, demography
Rajat Khosla (during first stages of guideline planning)SRH, Director’s Office, WHO headquarters (formerly)Human rights adviser
Caron Kim*SRH, PUA, WHO headquartersAbortion, contraception, sexual and reproductive health and rights in health emergencies
Antonella LavelanetSRH, PUA, WHO headquartersAbortion, contraception, law and policy, human rights
Lemi Tolu (during the first stages of guideline planning)SRH, PUA, WHO headquarters (formerly)Abortion, contraception
* Responsible technical officer for development of this guideline

Members of the WHO Secretariat

NameDepartment and Unit (and region if applicable)
Moazzam AliDepartment of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research (SRH), Contraception and Fertility Care (CFC) Unit, WHO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland
Ian AskewSRH, WHO headquarters
Chilanga AsmaniReproductive and Maternal Health (RMH) and Ageing, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo
Laurence CodjiaDepartment of Health Work Force (HWF), Health Labour Market and Partnerships (HLM) Unit, WHO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland
Ibadat DhillonHuman Resources for Health and Fellowships (HRH), WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, New Delhi, India
Fahdi DkhimiHGF, HEF, WHO headquarters
Carolin EkmanSRH, Preventing Unsafe Abortion (PUA) Unit, WHO headquarters
Claire GarabedianSRH, PUA, WHO headquarters
Rodolfo Gómez Ponce de LeónLatin American Center for Perinatology, Women’s Health and Reproductive Health (CLAP/WR), Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Montevideo, Uruguay
Veloshnee GovenderSRH, SRH Integration in Health Systems (SHS) Unit, WHO headquarters
Hannah HatchSRH, PUA, WHO headquarters
Lisa HedmanHIS, Essential Medicines and Health Products (EMP) Unit, WHO headquarters
Nilmini HemachandraReproductive and Maternal Health (RMH), WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt
Shogo KubotaLao People’s Democratic Republic, WHO Country Office, Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Laurence LäserSRH, PUA, WHO headquarters
Bruno MeessenHealth Systems Governance and Financing (HGF), Health Financing (HEF), WHO headquarters
Ulrika Rehnström LoiSRH, PUA, WHO headquarters
Marta SchaafSRH Director’s Office, WHO headquarters
Patricia TitulaerSRH, PUA, WHO headquarters