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Conflict,
displacement and reproductive health
Conflict and displacement have a profound negative
impact on the reproductive health of affected populations. Poverty,
loss of livelihood, disruption of services, breakdown of social support
systems, and acts of violence combine to destroy health. Reproductive
health services should be considered as much a human right in conflict
and post-conflict settings as the basic essentials of shelter, food,
water and sanitation.
Barriers
to providing reproductive health care for internally displaced persons
Reproductive
health care for internally displaced persons is a neglected area in
humanitarian relief operations. Though the international community acknowledges
reproductive health is a basic human need, humanitarian agencies need
to coordinate their activities if they are to provide health services
effectively.
Refugees
are not receiving adequate reproductive health care
Many people
who flee their homes during periods of crisis do not have refugee status
because they have not crossed an international border. These people,
especially women and girls, often do not receive the reproductive health
care they need.
Meeting
sexual and reproductive health needs in post-conflict settings
Governments
and donors are increasingly contracting non-governmental organisations
to provide a basic package of health services in post-conflict situations.
In Afghanistan and South Sudan, this is now the principal way to deliver
primary care services. This contracting approach could significantly
scale up the provision of sexual and reproductive health services in
post-conflict settings, but challenges remain.
Rape
victims in Ugandan camps need better health care
The protracted
war between the Ugandan Government and Lord’s Resistance Army rebels
has forced 1.7 million people to flee their homes. Women living in camps
are at risk of forced marriage, sexual harassment and abuse and rape,
often by their partners. Services for victims of sexual violence are
woefully inadequate.
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key issues guide on violence against women and HIV
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resources on sexual and reproductive health
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