The Senior Reproductive Health (RH) Officer is a member of the multidisciplinary public health team and will ensure that UNHCR's reproductive health and HIV programs meet minimum UNHCR and global health standards in order to minimize preventable morbidity and mortality among populations of concern (POC) and towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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This article ponders the short- and long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents' access to sexual and reproductive health in the U.S., including contraceptive use and abortion care.
Focused on Jumla, Nepal, this case study explores the various social factors and attitudes that discriminate against menstruators and how these challenges disempower community members.
With an array of innovative MPTs in the pipeline for prevention of unintended pregnancy, HIV, and/or other STIs, this is an exciting time for the MPT field. Yet the field faces funding and technical challenges. This is a commentary calls for a product-neutral panel of experts to help guide and advance the MPT field, and is co-authored by colleagues from FHI 360, Magee Women's Research Institute, UCSF, WHO, and the Initiative for MPT. 27 May 2020.
COVID-19 lays bare stark disparities in power. Among the world’s poorest and conflict-affected populations, these power hierarchies persist, albeit in different forms. In refugee camps, social distancing is a luxury made impossible by living in close quarters. In many low-income communities around the world, the poorest lack access to basic water, sanitation and hygiene to protect themselves from the virus.
Examining the role of Faith and Religious Leaders in Uganda.