The Interagency List of Essential Medical Devices for Reproductive Health was developed by WHO in collaboration with UNICEF and UNFPA and major international and nongovernmental organizations active in the field of reproductive health. In 2004 and 2005, several interagency meetings were held to discuss the discrepancy medical devices existing among the various lists. During these consultations, the decision was taken to develop a common list of devices per category of products and not per range of clinical interventions, to avoid redundancy. Agreements were reached regarding the range of MNH interventions to be considered, the products nomenclature, the products classification to be used and the addition of technical specifications per product listed. .
