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This manual is designed to be a resource for individuals who provide training in reproductive health, whether they work with healthcare providers, managers, advocates, or community members. It is designed to help these individuals strengthen their training and facilitation skills, enabling them to plan and implement more effective training courses and events.

Complete assessment of availability, use, and quality of RH services (in-depth study) in South Sudan, from July 31 – August 8, 2013. The study was part of the IAWG 2012 – 2014 global review of RH in emergencies.

Complete assessment of availability, use, and quality of RH services (in-depth study) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), from October 9 - 26, 2013. The study was part of the IAWG 2012 – 2014 global review of RH in emergencies.

Complete assessment of availability, use, and quality of RH services (in-depth study) in Burkina Faso, from November 18-27, 2013. The study was part of the IAWG 2012 – 2014 global review of RH in emergencies.a

Instructional video for the storage after procurement of health kits.

This film shows how to insert an IV into the tiny vein of a newborn. It illustrates gathering supplies, finding a good vein, applying a tourniquet, the insertion technique, taping and splinting the IV, and administering medication.

This three-day training builds capacity at the community level to prepare for and respond to SRH-related risks faced by women, girls, and marginalized and underserved subpopulations in emergencies. There is an optional additional half-day module on pandemic/epidemic preparedness. The Facilitator’s Kit can be adapted for use in diverse contexts and is intended for use by local/district health policymakers, disaster management agencies, and program managers who are responsible for preparedness and rebuilding more resilient communities after a crisis. The curriculum is also designed for health providers and representatives from civil society groups and networks with a health background. To provide additional insight into how the Facilitator’s Kit can be used to strengthen emergency preparedness for SRH, the resource includes a theory of change for implementation in crisis-prone districts in Nepal.

Written for a clinical audience, this handbook shares detailed guidance about providing first-line support to people who are survivors of intimate partner violence and/or sexual violence.

The World Health Organization (WHO) develops detailed criteria that health care workers can follow to determine which contraceptive methods are medically suitable for their clients. These criteria are based on the most current scientific knowledge about the effectiveness, risks and benefits of various family planning methods, and they can help providers guide their clients in making safe and informed decisions. WHO periodically revises the criteria in response to recommendations made by an expert working group in response to new research findings.

Supported by the USAID-funded Health Policy Project, White Ribbon Alliance (WRA) and Medical Aid Films (MAF) have worked together to create this animation on Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) to prepare healthcare workers in Africa to treat their patients respectfully, according to the seven points of the RMC Charter.

The Balanced Counseling Strategy Plus (BCS+) toolkit, developed and tested in Kenya and South Africa, provides the information and materials that healthcare providers need to offer complete, high-quality family planning counseling to clients living in areas with high rates of HIV and STIs. The BCS+ was adapted from the Balanced Counseling Strategy (León 1999; León et al. 2003a, b, c; León, Vernon, Martin, and Bruce 2008). The first edition of the Balanced Counseling Strategy and Balanced Counseling Strategy Plus toolkits are products of the Population Council’s FRONTIERS program, supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Cooperative Agreement HRN-A-00-98-00012-00.

This wheel contains the medical eligibility criteria for starting the use of contraceptive methods, based on Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 5th edition (2015), one of WHO’s evidence-based guidelines. It guides family planning providers in recommending safe and effective contraception methods for women with medical conditions or medically relevant characteristics. The wheel includes recommendations on initiating the use of nine common types of contraceptive methods.