HIV prevention and treatment are key components of a comprehensive SRH service package. Unfortunately, in humanitarian contexts worldwide, HIV services are historically under-prioritized, often at the expense of already marginalized populations. Join us for a webinar to begin understanding some of the ways the humanitarian community can integrate HIV prevention and treatment services into existing SRH services, especially those supporting marginalized populations. This panel will feature speakers from Bangladesh, Tanzania, and Uganda, and include discussions on the health and protection needs of refugees involved in selling sex, the outcomes of a prevention of mother to child transmission intervention in a post-emergency refugee context, partner testing in a refugee setting, and adolescent SRH stigma and HIV testing among urban and displaced youth.
This webinar will include presentations by 1) Dr Harischandra Yakandawala and Ms J P T Sachinthani on “Piloting the IASC Disability Guidelines in GBV prevention and response activities in Sri Lanka” [FPA SL, IPPF, WRC], 2) Dr. Min Thet Phyo San on “Implementing health education program among young key populations in conflict-affected areas of Myanmar” [UNFPA, MYS-Local], 3) Diego Nardi on “Strengthening Local Capacities to Respond to the Needs of Refugees and Migrants engaged with sex work” [Ecuador, UNHCR].
This webinar will delve into the public health concerns related to COVID-19 infection rates in refugee camps, particularly focusing on preventable diseases, preventative medicine, and children's health.
Strengthening human resource capacity is essential for ensuring the provision of routine quality sexual and reproductive health services during and after emergencies. This panel shared experiences and lessons learned to strengthen health systems to improve governance and safety of midwifery practice in Afghanistan, to strengthen health system response to sexual violence in Jordan, and to improve emergency preparedness for SRH in the Philippines.
This webinar will analyze the impact of COVID-19 on access to fertility services, including providing guidance from the global, regional, and patient perspectives.
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) is a global pandemic further exacerbated in humanitarian settings. Promoting sexual and reproductive rights as well as access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services is critical to prevent and respond to gender-based violence (GBV) and the negative sexual and reproductive health effects of SGBV are well known. Attending to the physical and mental health needs of survivors is therefore an essential activity. In this panel speakers from Colombia, Malaysia, Uganda, and Ukraine shared their experiences serving survivors. The session discusses of factors among GBV survivors seeking psychosocial services; access to post-sexual violence services by survivors with diverse sexual orientation and gender identity and expression (SOGIE); a case management approach linking survivors cash, protection, and psychosocial support; and partnership with government to support the delivery of SRH and GBV services to refugees and host populations in refugee settlement areas.
Panels, presentations, and posters planned for IAWG's 2020 meeting are going digital! Check back often for upcoming events and recordings of past sessions.
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Ensuring access to sexual and reproductive health care while implementing World Health Organization guidance on essential health services in the COVID-19 context. A cross-regional Webinar co-hosted by Family Planning 2020, Advance Family Planning, PAI, and Pathfinder
The flux and uncertainty brought on by COVID-19 for both affected populations and implementing agencies makes the need for ongoing dialogue between the two ever more urgent. Mutual understanding of the evolving response environment and service delivery tailored to the expressed needs of the population is required. Internews’ Communicating with Communities (CwC) methodology is recognized by the global humanitarian community as a vital component of humanitarian response. CwC aims to fill the information and communication needs of people affected by crisis. Internews has evolved its methodology since the 2014 response to the Ebola epidemic in Liberia to include pioneering work in rumour and misinformation management in Nepal, Haiti, Greece, South Sudan and the DRC.
The flux and uncertainty brought on by COVID-19 for both affected populations and implementing agencies makes the need for ongoing dialogue between the two ever more urgent. Mutual understanding of the evolving response environment and service delivery tailored to the expressed needs of the population is required. Internews’ Communicating with Communities (CwC) methodology is recognized by the global humanitarian community as a vital component of humanitarian response. CwC aims to fill the information and communication needs of people affected by crisis. Internews has evolved its methodology since the 2014 response to the Ebola epidemic in Liberia to include pioneering work in rumour and misinformation management in Nepal, Haiti, Greece, South Sudan and the DRC.
The SRH landscape is changing. In the decade ahead, we anticipate an increased reliance on digital solutions. How will current digital platforms contribute to that shifting landscape? How can we leverage interest in the self-care movement, high-quality contraceptive services, and rights-based approaches in SRH to ensure that women get the right information at the right time about the supplies and services they need? And how will digital health shape markets in the future? Join us for a webinar that explores digital platforms for FP.
This Strategic Planning Guide leads national and sub-national decision-makers through a strategic process to identify actions that improve family planning access in places at risk of, experiencing, and recovering from crisis events. Actions put forward represent learning across countries and agencies that have engaged in emergency preparedness, response, and recovery, and are informed by experts who have worked across these phases of a crisis.