WHO calls on its Member States and all global actors to guide investments in quality and gender-sensitive research on the adverse health, social and economic impacts of COVID-19. Countries are advised to incorporate a focus on gender int their COVID-19 responses in order to ensure that public health policies and measures to curb the epidemic take account of gender and how it interacts with other areas of inequality
IAWG at Women Deliver 2019
Women Deliver Vancouver, CanadaDuring Women Deliver 2019, IAWG hosted four sessions. Here, you can find the key takeaways from those sessions and the key advocacy messages IAWG promoted during the conference.
COVID-19 Humanitarian Platform
LSHTM, JHU, CERAHThis open-access web-based platform promotes the exchange of field-based COVID-19 programme adaptations and innovations, facilitating learning among organisations in different sectors (including SRH and MNCH) and humanitarian contexts.
Ten Things State Policymakers Can Do to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Elizabeth Nash, Lizamarie Mohammed, Olivia Cappello and Sophia Naide | Guttmacher InstituteAs states are adapting to a new health care landscape during this pandemic, state policymakers must ensure that people are able to access high-quality sexual and reproductive health services. The Guttmacher state policy team has outlined 10 things policymakers should prioritize to protect access and lay a solid foundation for the provision of care now and beyond this pandemic.
In addition to co-hosting a concurrent session, IAWG is excited to share a list of suggested sessions that address humanitarian and SRHR topics. All information was pulled from the summit’s program, which should be referenced for the most up-to-date information
Frontlines in Focus: Critical Conversations on Reproductive Healthcare During COVID-19 Response
IAWG Webinar | 9 AM New YorkFrontline implementers around the world have been forced to quickly adapt to meet the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs and continue the provision of services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontline service providers and implementers are invited to connect, discuss challenges, share learnings, and hear from each other about promising solutions and programmatic adaptations.
Webinar on Dignified Menstruation in Collaboration with the Nepali Government
Global South Coalition for Dignified Menstruation, Nepal GovernmentThis press release summarizes discussion points from a menstruation-focused webinar with a community-based leaders and the Nepal's Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens.
Bridging the Gap: Advancing Multipurpose Prevention Technologies from the Lab into the Hands of Women
Bethany Young Holt, James Kiarie, Gregory S Kopf, Kavita Nanda, Anke Hemmerling, Sharon L AchillesWith 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.
MISP Training Packages for Policy Makers/Program Managers and Service Providers
IPPF with IAWG supportThese three training packages -- available at the bottom on the page -- are based on the revised MISP chapter outlined in the 2018 IAFM and related resources including the previous SPRINT training package. Each package consists of a facilitators manual, practical exercises and slide deck.
Perceived Infertility Among Young Adults in Balaka, Malawi
Chelsea B. PolisThis study investigates how perceived infertility among sexually active people in Malawi affects contraceptive use and pregnancy probabilities.