Expanding access to sexual and reproductive health in crises

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Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) Process Evaluation Tools (Revised 2022)

6/1/2022

The Minimum Initial Service Package for Sexual and Reproductive Health in Crisis Situations (MISP) is a set of priority lifesaving sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services and activities to be implemented at the onset of every humanitarian… More

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) Toolkit for Humanitarian Settings: 2020 Edition

Updated 7/19/2021

The Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) Toolkit provides strategies and tools to help close the SRH service provision gap for adolescents by building upon the advocacy endeavors and lessons learned from the past decade to advance SRH… More

SRH Clinical Outreach Refresher Trainings for Crisis Settings (S-CORTs)

Updated 9/1/2021

The Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Clinical Outreach Refresher Trainings (S-CORTs) are a series of training materials specifically designed for SRH service providers working in crisis-affected contexts. Each training covers a select set of… More

Ensuring universal access to sexual and reproductive health supplies

10/13/2020

To ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health supplies, sexual and reproductive health supply chains must be able to withstand, adapt to, and recover from shocks, including humanitarian crises. The Inter-Agency Working Group and the… More

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12/6/2024 Learn More

EngenderHealth and Partners Announce New USAID Award to Expand Reproductive Health Equity Globally

EngenderHealth

The Accelerating Choice, Equity, and Sustainability for Services (ACCESS) project launched at the end of September 2024. Funded by USAID, this five-year initiative aims to expand equitable access to high-quality FP/RH services for underserved and marginalized populations through locally led, sustainable, gender-transformative, and youth-responsive solutions that address systemic barriers. ACCESS will work across a variety of contexts in low- and middle-income countries, including at the humanitarian-development nexus and in settings with weakened health systems to help improve access to high-quality, integrated, equitable, and respectful family planning and reproductive health.

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12/27/2024 Learn More

Collateral Damage: The Overlooked Reproductive Health Crisis in Conflict Zones

Sylvester Reuben Okeke, Deborah Oluwatosin Okeke-Obayemi, Monicah Ruguru Njoroge, and Sanni Yaya

Conflict-affected regions face severe reproductive health challenges that disproportionately impact adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) and children, who are especially vulnerable due to the breakdown of healthcare systems and limited access to essential services. This integrated approach provides actionable recommendations to improve the well-being of AGYW, children, and other vulnerable populations, fostering sustainable advancements in reproductive health outcomes.

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Why It Matters

35 million of the 134 million people in need of humanitarian assistance are women and girls of reproductive age.