Standards for Female and Male Sterilization Services - STATE ...

IntroductionThe Development of Standards on Sterilization Services is an important step in ensuring theprovision of quality services to the growing number of clients by programme managers andservice providers providing permanent methods of contraception. This document sets out thecriteria for eligibility, physical requirements, counselling, informed consent, preoperative, postoperative,and follow-up procedures, and procedures for management of complications andside effects. It also highlights the salient steps of the surgical procedures and the recommendedpractices for infection prevention.The standards laid down in this document apply to both static and camp facilities.Programme managers and service providers are advised to refer to ‘Standard OperatingProcedures for Camps’, being published separately by the Research Studies & StandardsDivision, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW).Target audienceThe document apprises doctors, other health personnel, and Reproductive and Child Health(RCH) programme managers throughout the country of the sterilization standards that arerequired to be maintained at their facilities.