Programmatic Responses to Refugees' Reproductive Health Needs

This article examines reproductive health programs that have been implemented in various refugee populations. The World Health Organization Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) provides a set of high-priority reproductive health activities that should be implemented at the start of a refugee crisi...

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Published in:International family planning perspectives 2000-12, Vol.26 (4), p.181-187
Main Authors: Krause, Sandra K., Jones, Rachel K., Purdin, Susan J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
AIDS
Birth Control
Crises
Gynecology
Health Care Services
HIV
Issues in Perspective: The Reproductive Health of Refugees
Mortality Rates
Obstetrics
Rape
Refugees
Reproductive health
Sexual Reproduction
Sexual violence
Sexually transmitted diseases
Violence against women
Women
Womens Health Care
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Summary:This article examines reproductive health programs that have been implemented in various refugee populations. The World Health Organization Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) provides a set of high-priority reproductive health activities that should be implemented at the start of a refugee crisis. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) & the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have used MISP successfully to reduce reproductive health-related morbidity & mortality during crises in Bosnia, Afghanistan, Congo-Brazzaville, & other countries. Safe motherhood, family planning, sexual & gender-based violence, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), & the special needs of adolescents are areas of high priority. Many related initiatives are currently in progress by governments, the UN, & nongovernmental organizations. 26 References. J. R. Callahan
ISSN:0190-3187
DOI:10.2307/2648256