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

Updated 6/2/2022

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 emergency to prevent excess SRH-related morbidity and mortality. These tools are intended to evaluate the extent of MISP implementation across all organizations and in as many settings as necessary. 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 prioritization for adolescents in humanitarian contexts. The Toolkit does not promote a one-size-fits-all approach; instead, it calls on humanitarians to prioritize life-saving SRH services throughout the entire program cycle and humanitarian continuum—not only during the crisis phase, but also before its onset, during the recovery, and beyond, toward long-term development. 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 lifesaving skills that contribute to the objectives of the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for SRH in Emergencies. The adaptable materials are designed for use by clinical trainers conducting brief, face-to-face workshops. 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 Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition have co-published an advocacy brief calling on governments, donors, development agencies, and humanitarian agencies to build resilient supply chains for sexual and reproductive health through collaboration at points where the humanitarian and development sectors converge. The brief outlines key recommendations for actors to improve supply chain preparedness and recovery. More

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PMNCH Case Study: IAWG

PMNCH

In light of World Refugee Day 2022, the Executive Director of PMNCH, Helga Fogstad, featured IAWG and its work to improve policies, strengthen practice, mobilize resources, and improve accountability.

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Updated 6/3/2022 Learn More

Fact Sheet: Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs in Emergencies

IAWG Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Sub-Working Group

Key statistics and information on the needs and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) risks facing adolescents in emergency settings and four strategies for implementing adolescent-focused SRH programming in humanitarian contexts.

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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.