UNFPA-supported midwives like Sifa Ndeze, Patience Kavira and Fyfy Omoyi are among the frontline workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), supporting survivors of violence and providing critical care before, during and after childbirth. The Bulengo settlement is currently hosting tens of thousands of people internally displaced by the ongoing crisis in the DRC.
International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is thrilled to share that its Client-Centred Clinical Guidelines for Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare are now available in full, and in four languages, on a mobile app! Content includes tables, tools and references at your fingertips for easy reference.
This new featured article in Ms. Magazine explores the critical nature of civic engagement in advancing abortion advocacy. Written by Ms. Eve Brecker, the article highlights partners of PAI that are working to advance universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights through advocacy, partnerships and funding.
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This report – prepared by a joint research team composed of professionals with medical and public health training and expertise in Ethiopia and Physicians from Human Rights – finds that, since the start of the conflict in November 2020 until June 2023, military actors have perpetrated brutal and widespread acts of conflict-related sexual violence in Tigray and that these acts have not ceased following the signing of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement.
Displaced populations face profound challenges in accessing high-quality sexual and reproductive health and family planning services. As the drivers of displacement increase, driven by conflict, climate change, and humanitarian crises, the need for effective understanding and implementation of sexual and reproductive health and rights is ever more acute. This journal articles summarizes key program insights and lessons focused on the need to strengthen country ownership, ensure a coordinated and adaptive approach, prioritize rights, and expand self-care to reach the most marginalized groups
A new article published in Frontiers in Global Women's Health shares results from a study conducted in South Sudan in 2022 by International Medical Corps and partners at Columbia University's RAISE Initiative. The aim of the study was to assess the midwifery education program at three schools receiving support from International Medical Corps. Overall, the quality of the midwifery education program in South Sudan appears to be strong; however, the findings highlight the need to ensure sustained funding for midwifery education, as well as health system strengthening. Continued investment in midwifery education and training is critical to reduce high maternal mortality and morbidity in South Sudan.
Elrha’s Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF) is launching a series of webinars, starting on 12 September 2023, that showcase innovations related to humanitarian gender-based violence (GBV) programmes. This series should be of interest to GBV practitioners, innovators, humanitarian donors and anyone else who wants to hear about the specific innovations being presented each time, or more broadly about the important role innovation can play in this sector.
UNHCR’s new guidance provides practical orientation for UNHCR and partners on the provision of community health services for refugees and other forcibly displaced populations.
This document was developed as part of the work of Every Newborn Action Plan, Emergency Group (ENAP-E), led by UNICEF and Save the Children. This report describes the situation, bottlenecks and opportunities on newborn health in varied humanitarian settings and fosters north- and south-to-south collaboration to advance this agenda. The participating countries are Afghanistan, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Iraq, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen.
The Smiles for Mothers Playbook is a comprehensive guide to implementing the latest WHO guidelines for the prevention of post-partum haemorrhage in Nigeria. The playbook is a culmination of the activities, experiences, achievements, and lessons from the roll-out of the WHO recommendations by the Smiles for Mothers program in Kano, Lagos, and Niger States.
In collaboration with the Reproductive Health Access, Information and Services in Emergencies (RAISE) Initiative at Columbia University, International Medical Corps conducted a cross-sectional mixed-methods evaluation of the midwifery education program to determine its strengths and weaknesses in 2022. The evaluation sought to understand perceptions of midwife graduates and their current supervisors, key stakeholders and South Sudanese women who received care from midwifery school graduates.
In the last decade, Venezuela has experienced a complex humanitarian crisis that has limited access to healthcare. Through an online survey in July 2020 among Venezuelan women, the researchers set out to describe Venezuelan women's experiences accessing sexual and reproductive health services, including abortion, which is heavily restricted by law. It found that Venezuela is a harsh context with limited access to sexual and reproductive health services.