{"id":7229,"date":"2024-12-03T14:26:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T14:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmtraining.org\/a-guide-to-developing-and-testing-a-national-self-care-policy\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T13:23:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:23:49","slug":"ensuring-access-to-sexual-and-reproductive-health-in-humanitarian-settings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmtraining.org\/fr\/ensuring-access-to-sexual-and-reproductive-health-in-humanitarian-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"Ensuring Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Humanitarian crises disrupt basic services, making it difficult for people to access basic care, including sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. Given this is an urgent priority <\/span>in the Asia region, in particular due to the elevated risk of natural disasters<\/span>,<\/span> Knowledge SUCCESS hosted <\/span>a webinar on September 5 to explore SRH in times of crises. Speakers shared their implementation experiences in crisis settings, including how organizations address persistent challenges and corresponding good practices and lessons. The webinar attracted <\/span>614 registrants, with nearly 150 people attending live.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Go to full <\/span><\/i>webinar recording here<\/span><\/i><\/a>, or click on the links below to go to specific segments. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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Background: Ensuring Access to SRH during Emergencies<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n
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Watch now: 4:09<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t

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Webinar moderator, Pranab Rajbhandari (Regional KM Advisor for Knowledge SUCCESS), gave an overview of the current challenges in ensuring people have access to SRH services in emergencies such as natural disasters, violence, conflict, and pandemics, focused on the Asia region. He also provided some context on the availability of the <\/span>Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP)<\/span><\/a>, developed by the Interagency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises, as a set of priority SRH activities to be implemented at the onset of an emergency. The MISP is the gold standard in SRH service provision during times of emergency. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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Lightning Talks<\/b><\/h2>\n

The speakers, who work extensively in emergency preparedness and responsiveness, shared short presentations on how their organizations supported displaced communities and some of their successful approaches as well as lessons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Javaria Nisar, Advocacy and Communication Officer, Forum for Women Development & Research – White Ribbon Alliance, Pakistan<\/b><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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Javaria Nisar highlighted the 2022 flood crisis in Pakistan, which displaced 1.6 million women of reproductive age, including 130,000 pregnant women in urgent need of essential health services, where they launched a campaign called Reproductive Health in a Post-Flood Pakistan: Listening & Learning from Women in Disaster. The initiative aimed to address SRH needs by amplifying the voices of women and healthcare providers and generating localized evidence to inform policy makers and engage decision-makers to improve disaster preparedness. More than 2,500 women and 250 healthcare providers from local communities in five districts were consulted, and they indicated their top needs were: (1) food and nutrition, (2) better family planning services and water, and (3) sanitation and hygiene services, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n[rs_blockquote cite=”Javaria Nisar, Advocacy and Communication Officer, Forum for Women Development & Research – White Ribbon Alliance, Pakistan”]Local responsiveness and preparedness are essential in emergencies, particularly in safeguarding the health of women and girls. By actively asking and listening to the women\u2019s voices, we ensure our actions align with their most urgent needs leading to sustainable solutions. Our Ask-Listen-Act approach empowers women to take an active role in shaping response to crises, demonstrating the strength of community-led development and fostering long-term resilience within the affected communities.[\/rs_blockquote]

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Najib Samim, CEO, Afghan Family Guidance Association (AFGA), Afghanistan<\/b><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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Najib Samin set the context for the provision of SRH services in Afghanistan in the face of significant challenges due to prolonged conflict and natural disasters\/acute crises. He shared some of the best practices employed by AFGA during emergency or crisis development, which include the deployment of emergency response teams to conduct needs assessment, ground reporting, and response planning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He added that over the past 2.5 years, during multiple crises, that included flash floods and several earthquakes, 809,953 SRH services were provided to 296,747 affected populations. He shared several key lessons:<\/span><\/p>\n