In November 2022, the Wilson Centre and UNFPA held an event on the impact of climate change on maternal and newborn health outcomes. This article is a summary of topics of discussion and agreed priorities moving forward.
Evaluation of an mHealth App to document Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV)
Suzanne Kidenda, Roseline Muchai, Lindsey Green, Thomas McHale, Ranit Mishori and Brett D. NelsonMediCapt is an innovative digital application that enables clinicians to document forensic medical evidence as well as capture and securely store forensic photographs of injuries of CRSV. This study evaluated the effectiveness and usability of MediCapt in Kenya to document forensic medical evidence of sexual violence and found that using MediCapt led to significantly higher data-quality scores compared to paper-based forms.
Towards inclusive sexual and reproductive healthcare: Insights from women with disabilities in Sierra Leone
Leonard CheshireThere is comparatively little understanding as to what constitutes an inclusive sexual and reproductive healthcare service from the perspective of women with disabilities themselves. This research brief from Leonard Cheshire, based on research in Sierra Leone, seeks to respond to this gap.
Providing Essential Maternal and Newborn Care in Yemen’s Prolonged Crisis: A profile of BFD Yemen’s work supported by UNFPA
Samia AlmutawakelBuilding Foundation for Development (BFD), funded by UNFPA, is currently working to reduce maternal and infant mortality in Yemen’s prolonged crisis by running the emergency obstetric and newborn project as an emergency humanitarian response. BFD Yemen will be presenting their experiences delivering integrated RH services in Yemen at a panel at the International Maternal and Newborn Health Conference in May 2023.
To understand the burden in countries with humanitarian settings, data systems must improve to reflect the realities of sub-national crises and areas of fragility. As the global community looks toward 2030, and with the upcoming International Maternal and Newborn Health Conference in May 2023 in Cape Town, it is imperative relevant actors better understand if and how MNH needs and services are being prioritized in humanitarian settings by evaluating HRPs in each context and seeking to influence them if MNH is not prioritized.
This publication highlights a multipronged approach to advancing cost-effective solutions that enhance health providers’ skills and responsiveness, facility readiness, community engagement, and young people’s service-seeking behavior and contraceptive uptake—all of which can be scaled up across Bangladesh.
This training resource guides facilitators through the various steps necessary to facilitate a brief face-to-face workshop on SRH in emergencies and the MISP.
This training resource guides facilitators through the various steps necessary to facilitate a four-day face-to-face training workshop on SRH in emergencies and the MISP. The training is designed for an audience of program managers.
This training resource will guide facilitators through the various steps necessary to facilitate a three-day face-to-face training workshop on SRH in emergencies and the MISP. The training is designed for an audience of service providers.
In 2019, IPPF in collaboration with IAWG, published three training packages based on the revised 2018 Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) and related resources including the previous SPRINT training package. These training packages are designed to support facilitators with delivering face-to-face training workshops on SRH in emergencies and the MISP.