The HIV pandemic provides lessons for the response to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: no vaccine is available for either and there are no licensed pharmaceuticals for COVID-19, just as there was not for HIV infection in the early years. Population behavior will determine the pandemic trajectory of COVID-19,1 just as it did for HIV.
COVID-19 Health Literacy Project: Accessible, Expert-Reviewed Multilingual COVID-19 Resources in 35+ Languages
Harvard Health PublishingIn collaboration with Harvard Health Publishing, the COVID-19 Health Literacy Project has created and translated accessible information into 35+ different languages on COVID-19 prevention, management, pregnancy, and information for children.
A civil society call to action on mitigating COVID-19 impacts on sexual and reproductive health and rights in low- and middle-income countries, taking into account gender dynamics and inequalities, available in French and Spanish.
Guidelines for Protecting the Rights of Women and Girls During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Amnesty International, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), Women's Link WorldwideAny measures taken to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic must uphold and ensure human rights. States must ensure that their response is gender-sensitive and includes a different approach that guarantees the rights of women and girls to live free of discrimination and violence and to access the essential sexual and reproductive health services that they need as women.
COVID-19: A Gender Lens
UNFPADisease outbreaks affect women and men differently, and pandemics make existing inequalities for women and girls and discrimination of other marginalized groups such as persons with disabilities and those in extreme poverty, worse. This needs to be considered, given the different impacts surrounding detection and access to treatment for women and men.
Crisis on the Horizon: Devastating Losses for Global Reproductive Health Are Possible Due to COVID-19
Guttmacher InstituteGuttmacher used data on sexual and reproductive health service provision from 132 low- and middle-income countries to estimate the impact of pandemic-related challenges on the provision of core services and subsequent health outcomes.
Accessing Family Planning in a Crisis: The Potential of Contraceptive Self-Injection
Katelin Gray, Policy & Advocacy Officer, Sexual and Reproductive Health, PATHThis blog post highlights the value of contraceptive self-injection in emergency settings, including disease outbreaks. It links to tools and resources that may be useful in expanding access to self-injection of DMPA-SC during the COVID-19 response.
This brief highlights emerging evidence of the impact of the recent global pandemic of COVID-19 on violence against women and girls. It makes recommendations to be considered by all sectors of society, from governments to international organizations and to civil society organizations, in order to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls, at the onset, during, and after the public health crisis, with examples of actions already taken. It also considers the economic impact of the pandemic and its implications for violence against women and girls in the long term.
Safer Together: Respectful Maternity Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic
White Ribbon AllianceFrom forced medical procedures to lack of personal protective equipment for health workers, violations of women’s, newborns’ and health workers’ rights are happening in the name of COVID-19. We provide advocacy tools to ensure respectful care for all.
Menstrual Health Resources for COVID-19
Days for GirlsDays for Girls increases access to menstrual care and education by developing global partnerships, cultivating social enterprises, mobilizing volunteers, and innovating sustainable solutions that shatter stigma and limitations associated with menstruation. This list of resources is specific for use during COVID-19 response.
Not a Luxury: a Call to Maintain Sexual and Reproductive Health in Humanitarian and Fragile Settings During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Nguyen Toan Tran, Hannah Tappis, Nathaly Spilotros, Sandra Krause, Sarah Knaster for IAWGBuilding on the overarching need for humanitarian actors to coordinate and plan to ensure that sexual and reproductive health is integrated into the pandemic preparedness and response, there are four prongs on how to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on mortality and morbidity due to sexual and reproductive health conditions in crisis and in fragile settings.
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Guidance for Ensuring Quality Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Service Provision during the COVID-19 Pandemic
EngenderHealthRecommendations for health facilities, facilities managers, and providers to ensure they can continue to lead SRHR programming around the world amid the pandemic.