Hormonal IUD Introduction Planning Guide

The Hormonal IUD Introduction Planning Guide is a resource for countries that are preparing to introduce the hormonal IUD and includes descriptions of important steps in the introduction process, checklists for each step, and questions to consider when introducing the method. This guide can be adapted as needed by country governments and stakeholders.

Hormonal IUD Introduction Training & Mapping Tool

The Hormonal IUD Introduction Training & Mapping Tool is a resource for countries that are planning to introduce hormonal IUD and are looking to document training targets, track the number of trainers and health care workers that should be trained during introduction, and identify training gaps.

Hormonal IUD Introduction Workplan & Costing Tool

The Hormonal IUD Introduction Work Plan & Costing Tool is a resource for countries that are planning to introduce hormonal IUD and are looking to document and track work plan introduction activities and related costs, and identify training gaps.

Country Guidance for Quantification of Early Orders for Hormonal IUD Introduction

As countries introduce hormonal IUD into their contraception method mix, it is important for them to develop robust assumptions for the quantification process as they prepare for health worker trainings, and the introduction and scale-up of this new product. This document provides guidance on forecasting approaches for hormonal IUD during introduction and early scale-up and includes examples of key evidence from countries that have begun introductions, to assist others in determining reasonable assumptions.

Contraceptive Method Introduction to Expand Choice: A Strategic Planning Guide

The High Impact Practices (HIPs) for family planning recently released this Strategic Planning Guide, intended to lead program managers, planners, national policy makers, and other stakeholders through a strategic process to coordinate the introduction of contraceptive methods through public and private access channels. The guide was developed through consultation with technical experts and summarizes guidance from key resources for method introduction. It provides an overview and links to other resources for more depth and detail.

20 Essential Resources: Contraceptive Product Introduction Collection

USAID’s Expanding Effective Contraceptive Options (EECO) project has curated the 20 Essential Resources: Contraceptive Product Introduction collection. The selected resources can support program planners’ and implementers’ efforts to analyze whether to make new contraceptive technologies available and how best to do so.

Quality-Assured Products & Training Resources Handout

Two-page orientation to Mirena, Avibela, and LNG-IUS, and brief summary of free and publicly accessible training resources on quality-assured HIUD products and procurement mechanisms accessible to LMICs