The objective of this guideline is to present the complete set of all WHO recommendations and best practice statements relating to abortion. While legal, regulatory, policy and service-delivery contexts may vary from country to country, the recommendations and best practices described in this document aim to enable evidence-based decision-making with respect to quality abortion care.
IMAGINE Endline Evaluation Report
CARE InternationalThis report presents the findings on the CARE’s Inspiring Married Adolescent Girls to Imagine New Empowered Futures (IMAGINE) intervention in Bangladesh and Niger. The goals of the IMAGINE program were broadly to provide knowledge and resources to married adolescent girls to improve a wide variety of health and economic outcomes.
Women Deliver Conference 2023
Kigali, Rwanda and OnlineThe Women Deliver 2023 Conference (WD2023) will take place in-person in Kigali, Rwanda, as well as virtually, from 17-20 July 2023. It expects to convene 6,000 people in Kigali and 200,000+ people online through the virtual Conference and six-month Global Dialogue leading up to the Conference.
Global Call to Action for Sexual and Reproductive Health Self-Care in Humanitarian and Fragile Settings
IAWG Self-Care Task Team, the IRC, and the Self-Care Trailblazer GroupTo ensure the most vulnerable populations are meaningfully integrated into the self-care movement, the IAWG Self-Care Task Team, the International Rescue Committee, and the Self-Care Trailblazer Group co-created a Global Call to Action for Sexual and Reproductive Health Self-Care in Humanitarian and Fragile Settings.
Launch of launching a Global Call-To-Action for Sexual and Reproductive Health Self-Care in Humanitarian and Fragile Settings
IAWG Self-Care Task Team, the International Rescue Committee, and the Self-Care Trailblazer Group Online WebinarBuilding on a recent global assessment of SRH self-care in humanitarian settings to address this gap, the International Rescue Committee, SCTG and IAWG Self-Care Task Team are launching a Global Call-To-Action for Sexual and Reproductive Health Self-Care in Humanitarian and Fragile Settings.
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Vulnerability of migrant women during disasters: a scoping review of the literature
Monica Trentin, Elena Rubini, Awsan Bahattab, Mariarosa Loddo, Francesco Della Corte, Luca Ragazzoni, Martina ValenteThis scoping review had the aim to retrieve and analyze the published scientific literature concerning the vulnerability of migrant women and the consequent negative impacts they experience during disasters in their host countries.
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.
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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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Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Before and After the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement in Tigray, Ethiopia
Physicians from Human RightsThis 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.
Considerations for Program Managers to Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Displaced Populations
Patricia Doherty, Erin Wheeler, Vernon Mochache, Taban John Mark, Geoffrey Luttah, Berhanu Bero, Ellen Clancy, Melissa Cockroft, Ahmed Omar, Ginny Robins, Karine Penrose-Theis and Alexandra ToddDisplaced 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
"Midwives are Heroes of the Country": Qualitative Evaluation of a Midwifery Education Program in South Sudan
Shiromi M. Perera, Guma Patrick Isa, Abdou Sebushishe, Preethika Sundararaj, Megan Piccirillo, Shanell Xia, Amaya Langaigne, Javed Ali and Sara E. CaseyA 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.