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In response to the critical gap in evidence regarding midwifery education programs in low-income, conflict-affected regions, the Somali Research and Development Institute (SORDI), Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health, and the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) conducted rapid assessments of midwifery pre-service education in Yobe State, Nigeria, and in the Banaadir and Galguduud regions of Somalia. Findings revealed disparities between the two contexts, with Nigerian schools meeting a higher percentage of standards compared to those in Somalia. Gaps, particularly in leadership, infrastructure, and resources, were identified in Somalia, while Nigeria faced challenges in staffing, preceptor capacity, and support for faculty and clinical practice sites.

Against the backdrop of limited research on the linkage between disability and childhood violence in humanitarian settings, and the poorly understood health consequences, the researchers examined the prevalence of childhood sexual, physical, and emotional violence by disability status among females and males aged 13–24 years with and without disabilities in refugee settings in Uganda.

The WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC) is a patient safety tool that consolidates essential birth practices to prevent the major causes of maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality. The tool has been implemented in the southern regions of Mali, with demonstrable results.

The supplemental guide to the 2020 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) Toolkit for Humanitarian Settings is specially tailored for youth-led organizations (YLOs), in response to feedback received during the revision process for the 2020 ASRH Toolkit.

The HRP Statistics Portal Working Group has launched a new video series aimed at strengthening capacity in statistical and data management considerations to enhance planning for public health research, including sexual and reproductive health research. The first two videos in the series are now available, focusing on research question formulation and data management plan development.

This document outlines the baseline findings of a trial aimed at improving family planning, sexual reproductive health, and wellbeing among Syrian refugee women and girls in Lebanon. This community-based randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate a low-resource/low-intensity integrated sexual reproductive health and wellbeing intervention package. It will be delivered in Primary Healthcare Centres in a rural area in Lebanon to Syrian refugee women and girls aged 15-24 and includes a process and outcome.

This report examines the humanitarian-development nexus and its application to health interventions in South Sudan, specifically family planning, reproductive health, and maternal, newborn, and child health (FP/RH/MNCH), concluding with recommendations for stakeholders related to health services, institutional architecture, leadership, financing, coordination, and localization.

To inform WHO guidelines, a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis were conducted on mpox preventive behavioural interventions to reduce: (i) sexual acquisition; (ii) onward sexual transmission from confirmed/probable cases; and (iii) utility of asymptomatic testing

This article examines the gendered nature of SRHR needs and progressive potential of leveraging feminist methods for inclusive SRHR in humanitarian assistance and in post-humanitarian transition, argues that feminist analysis could help unveil the continuum and power dynamics of SRHR deprivation and that the fulfilment of SRHR by concerted humanitarian efforts aides the realization of human security, inclusion, and bodily autonomy.

Breakthrough ACTION conducted a landscape analysis of SBC for FP in fragile and humanitarian crisis settings. A mix of approaches was used to learn about global, regional, and country-level activities and led to findings and recommendations.

Although mpox has been detected in paediatric populations in central and west Africa for decades, evidence synthesis on paediatric, maternal, and congenital mpox, and the use of vaccines and therapeutics in these groups, is lacking. A systematic review is therefore indicated to set the research agenda.

To ensure that emergency responses effectively meet urgent needs on the ground, the humanitarian community – including donors, governments, multilateral agencies, non-governmental organisation responders, and national and community-based actors – should integrate sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence into their work. This brief outlines critical challenges in doing so, as well as promising approaches and key policy recommendations for responding to some of the most pressing needs of women and girls in emergencies.