Emergency situations

Sexual and reproductive health care should be available in emergency situations and be based on the needs and expressed demands of refugees, particularly women, with full respect for the various religious and ethical values and cultural backgrounds of the refugees while also conforming with universally recognised international human rights.

(The above principle is the cornerstone of the inter-agency field manual Reproductive Health in refugee situations)

Clinical management of rape survivors
Developing protocols for use with refugees and internally displaced persons

2005 - Revised edition - 76 pages

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This guide describes best practices for clinical management of people who have been raped in emergency situations. It is intended for use by qualifi ed health-care providers in developing protocols for the management of rape survivors in emergencies, taking into account available resources, materials, and drugs, and national policies and procedures. It can also be used in planning health-care services and training health-care providers. The guide includes detailed guidance on the clinical management of women, men and children who have been raped.

Reproductive health during conflict and displacement
A guide for programme managers - Out of print

2000 - 186 pages

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This manual provides a tool for developing practical and appropriately-focused sexual and reproductive health programmes during each phase of confl ict and displacement— pre-confl ict, confl ict, stabilization and post-confl ict. The manual has been fi eldtested in a variety of refugee settings and is intended for use by national and international programme managers.

Reproductive health in refugee situations
An inter-agency field manual

1999 - 143 pages

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The main purpose of this manual is to serve as a tool for facilitating discussion and decision- making in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of sexual and reproductive health interventions in refugee situations. It has been fi eld-tested extensively in refugee situations in 17 countries. Technical standards included are those set by the World Health Organization. The manual provides programmatic direction with frequent reference to additional resource materials that should be obtained and used to ensure comprehensive and reliable services for refugees. Field managers of health services in refugee situations will find this manual useful.