Overview

• Importance of providing reproductive health services, including the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP), to communities affected by emergencies
  
  
• Priority reproductive health interventions in emergency situations, including components of the MISP, maternal and neonatal health, HIV/AIDS prevention, and gender-based violence
  
  
• Introduction of the Reproductive Health Assessment Toolkit

Facilitation Notes

Part 1 of the 2-part Reproductive and Neonatal Health Module, this session is composed of a detailed PowerPoint presentation.  Additional facilitation notes are can be found within the slides.

See the Reproductive Health Summary Sheet for more information.

Timing

1 Hour

Plan 45 minutes to present slides and 15 minutes for questions/answers.

Exercises and Group Work

None

Visual Aids and Demonstrations

1. Reproductive Health in Crisis Situations PowerPoint Presentation

Resources

Minimum Initial Service Package for Reproductive Health in Crisis Situations: a distance learning module. Women's Commission, 2007

HIV/AIDS prevention and control: a short course for humanitarian workers. RHRC, 2004

Reproductive Health Priorities in Emergencies. Assessment of the MISP Package in Tsunami-Affected areas in Indonesia. Women's Commission, February/March 2005

Reproductive Health Assessment Toolkit for Conflict-Affected Women. CDC, 2007

Additional Resources