Inter-Agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises

Amidst #UNGA79, #WorldContraceptionDay and #InternationalSafeAbortionDay, September also marked the 30th anniversary of the first International Conference on Population and Development (#ICPD). While massive strides have been made towards the bold commitments set for #genderequality and sexual and #reproductivehealth 30 years ago, pervasive myths and insufficient investment perpetuate poor #SRH outcomes for women and adolescent girls in #humanitariansettings. In Alliance magazine, International Rescue Committee's Erin Wheeler discusses these myths and calls on donors, governments, humanitarian and development actors alike to step up and ensure #SRHR in crises is prioritized. https://lnkd.in/eijZ-xX4

The International Rescue Committee is looking for candidates to undertake a #MISP Process Evaluation in #Mozambique. You must be based in country and familiar with sexual and reproductive health and the Minimum Initial Service Package for SRH in Crisis Situations. If interested, submit your CV and a cover letter with your interest and qualifications in English to elaine.scudder@rescue.org by 1 Oct, 2024. #consultancy #jobopening #SRH #humanitarianresponse

The IAWG Newborn Initiative was established in 2020 to provide sustained and directed support for the global agenda for #newbornhealth in #humanitarian settings and ensure global progress reflects the intentional efforts to integrate #maternal and #newborn health across the development humanitarian nexus. With the end of 2024 approaching and the sunsetting of the IAWG Newborn Initiative, a program evaluation was conducted to examine successes and challenges, to capture stakeholder insights, and to better understand priorities for the #MNH in humanitarian settings community moving forward. Read more about this evaluation and its findings, like the infographics below, here ➡ https://lnkd.in/eP59MTtb

Obstetric referral is critical to ensuring access to appropriate and timely services, and it can potentially decrease neonatal mortality by 18%, stillbirths by 27%, and maternal deaths by 50%. Therefore, ensuring a functional referral pathway between facilities that are classified to deliver basic and comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care services is critical, especially in settings with weakened or constrained health systems and in periods of insecurity and instability. Read more in a new qualitative #research study from International Rescue Committee examining the practices and experiences of clients and providers along the #BEmONC to #CEmONC referral pathway in humanitarian contexts in #Nigeria and #CAR: https://lnkd.in/evMyWyPm #humanitariansettings #maternalhealth #newbornhealth #referralpathway #EmONC

SRH Self-Care in Humanitarian Settings Webinar Alert! 🗓 One year ago, the Inter-Agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises Self-Care Task Team and Self-Care Trailblazer Group launched a Global Call to Action for Sexual and Reproductive Health Self-Care in Humanitarian and Fragile Settings. To commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Global Call to Action and track progress against targets, we invite you to join us for a virtual event on 31 July at 8:00am NYC (14:00 Geneva/15:00 Nairobi) featuring presentations from ongoing research, implementation, and policy development for SRH self-care in humanitarian settings as well as a panel discussion focused on addressing the persisting gaps in progress and priorities for the next year. 💻 Register for the event here. https://lnkd.in/eY2DkrV3 #Webinar #SelfCare #SexualAndReproductiveHealth #HumanitarianSettings

What are the future priorities for #maternal and #newborn health in #humanitarian settings? What has the 'Roadmap to Accelerate Progress for Every Newborn in Humanitarian Settings 2020 - 2024' achieved in the last five years? What would you do with $1M dollars to save lives in #crises? Tell us your thoughts in this #survey (avaliable in English and French) by May 17, 2024: https://lnkd.in/eV9eq2Tq #NewbornRoadmap #MNH #humanitariansettings #bornintocrisis

International Rescue Committee is looking for qualified candidates to support with undertaking the MISP Process Evaluation in #Ethiopia. You must be based in the country and familiar with sexual and reproductive health (#SRH) and MISP (Minimum Initial Service Package for SRH in Crisis Situations). If interested, please submit your CV and cover letter expressing your interest and qualifications in English to Elaine Scudder at elaine.scudder@rescue.org. Applications must be received by 10 May 2024. See more details in the ToR attached. #Hiring #consultant #MISP #humanitarian #sexualandreproductivehealth #maternalhealth

In July, 2024 the IAWG Self-Care Task Team published a Global Call to Action for Sexual and Reproductive Health Self-Care in Humanitarian and Fragile Settings. The first update on progress towards acheiving the Call to Action targets is now live! The Self-Care Task Team plans to update this every 6 months in order to capture the increased momentum for SRH self-care in humanitarian settings and share learnings, successes, new evidence and more. Read more ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ https://lnkd.in/eXN4RpKm #selfcare #SRHR #humanitarian #calltoaction #srhselfcare #internationalwomensday #srh