Reproductive Health

This report is based on results of a community-based pilot project by the Women’s Refugee Commission, the American Refugee Committee and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, looking at community-based distribution of family planning.

An inter-agency MISP assessment conducted by CARE,
International Planned Parenthood Federation, Save the Children
and Women’s Refugee Commission

On September 25, 2007, a participatory workshop for 30 internally displaced women in Darfur on the subject of fuel-efficient stoves (FES) was facilitated by CHF and the Women's Commission/International Rescue Committee(IRC). The next day, an information-sharing workshop on FES programming for FES service providers and other NGOs, UN agencies, government ministries and other interested parties was held.

The Women's Commission and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) conducted a reproductive health (RH) assessment among the conflict-affected populations of northern Uganda in February 2007. Northern Uganda has been embroiled in a civil war for almost 20 years, resulting in the displacement of approximately 1.5 million people. The assessment team visited the districts of Kitgum and Pader and also visited a youth center and clinic in Gulu. In general, the findings revealed that although some basic services were in place, many were sorely lacking.
Also available: A follow-up to group discussions, Summary report and Report to contributors (Luo)

A fact sheet on the Women's Refugee Commission Reproductive Health Program.

A primer on why emergency contraception is important for women affected by conflict.

Women's Refugee Commission on behalf of the IAWG on reproductive health in crises, December 2009.

This document summarizes the importance of implementing the MISP at the onset of every emergency as advocacy messages for policy makers.

A primer on why emergency medical care is important for pregnant women and girls in war zones and natural disasters.

The bleak situation of Iraqi refugees in Jordan, and our immediate recommendations.