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10th Annual Meeting of the Inter-agency Working Group (IAWG) on Reproductive Health in Crises
The proceedings of the meeting have been summarized in the 2007 meeting report.
October 8, 2007
Session 1: Where have we come from and where are we now?
Chairperson: Jonathan Ndzi, Untied Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
- Introduction, Jennifer Miquel, UNFPA
- History and Update of IAWG, Susan Purdin, International Rescue Committee (IRC)
- SPRINT, Anna Whelan, University of New South Wales and Tran Nguyen Toan, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)
- Questions and Discussion
Session 2.1: Review of Global Initiatives
Chairperson: Jonathan Ndzi, Untied Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
- The IBP Knowledge Gateway: Connecting IAWG Members, Megan O’Brian, John Hopkins University
- Overview of Global MISP Activities, Sandra Krause and Sarah Chynoweth, Women’s Refugee Commission
- Partnership for Reproductive Health in Emergencies Training, Wilma Doedens, UNFPA
- Questions and Discussion
Session 2.2: Review of Global Initiatives
Chairperson: Jonathan Ndzi, Untied Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
- Inter-agency Field Manual Technical Updates, Lisa Thomas, Women’s Refugee Commission
- Fuel and Firewood Initiative, Erin Patrick, Women’s Refugee Commission
- Humanitarian Reform: Implications for Reproductive Health, Pamela Delargy, UNFPA
- RAISE Initiative, Therese McGinn, Columbia University and Fred Akonde, Marie Stopes Kenya
- Questions and Discussion
Session 3.1: Regional Initiatives
Chairperson: Nicole Fulton, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Chand and Uganda – Santé sexuelle et de la reproduction des populations déplacées: réfugiés et déplacés internes, Ada Pouye, IPPF
- Horn of Africa – Providing Fistula Services in Conflict Settings, Biruk Tafesse Amare, Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital
- Transactional Sex, Lesson Learned, Elizabeth Ngugi, University of Nairobi
- Reproductive Health in North-western Tanzania: EmOC, Herman Tirwosha and Nadine Cornier, UNHCR
- Questions and Discussion
Session 3.2: Regional Initiatives
Chairperson: Nicole Fulton, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- East, Central and Southern Africa – Regional GBV Task Force, Jennifer Miquel, UNFPA
- West Africa – Operational Barriers to Obtaining Family Planning in Conflict Affected Countries, Theresa Shaver, Constella Futures
- Cote d’Ivoire – HIV Prevention in Emergency Settings: Peacekeepers and DDR, Idrissa Kone, UNFPA
- Questions and Discussion
October 9, 2007
Session 4.1: Technical Updates, Special Topics and Emerging RH Issues
Chairperson: Fred Akonde, Marie Stopes Kenya
- Comprehensive HIV Programming for Refugee/Mobile Populations: The Turkana District Experience, Dan Koros, IRC
- Female Condom: A Powerful Tool for Protection, Annie Thairu, PATH
- Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Syphilis, Jonathan Ndzi, UNFPA
- Questions and Discussion
Session 4.2: Technical Updates, Special Topics and Emerging RH Issues
Chairperson: Fred Akonde, Marie Stopes Kenya
- Cervical Cancer Prevention Strategies, Mike Chirenje, University of Zimbabwe
- Health Information System (HIS): Reproductive Health for Decision Making, Nadine Cornier, UNHCR
- Misoprostol for the Prevention of Postpartum Haemorrhage, Lisa Thomas, Women’s Refugee Commission
- Best Practices in Maternal and Newborn Health Prevention of Postpartum Haemorrhage at Homebirth in Afghanistan, Ribka Amsalu, Save the Children US
- Questions and Discussion
October 10, 2007
Chairperson: Susan Purdin, IRC
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