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Reproductive Health in Refugee Situations

An Inter-agency Field Manual

Introduction

The purpose of the Inter-agency Field Manual on Reproductive Health in refugee Situations is to serve as a tool to facilitate decision-making in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of reproductive health (RH) interventions in refugee and refugee-like situations. It serves to guide field staff in introducing and strengthening RH interventions in refugee situations which are based on the refugees' needs and demands and with full respect for their beliefs and values.

The primary target audience of the Field Manual is field managers of health services. Community workers, protection officers, and others working to meet the needs of refugee women, young people and men should also benefit from the guidance offered in the Field Manual. The components of RH described in the Field Manual are:

• Fundamental Principles
• Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP)
• Safe Motherhood
• Sexual and Gender Violence
• Sexually Transmitted Infections, including HIV/AIDS
• Family Planning
• Other Reproductive Health Concerns
• Reproductive Health of Young People

The 1999 revision of the Field Manual is a result of a unique collaboration among 33 UN, NGO, government and academic institutions (including all seven RHR Consortium agency members). It is signed by the heads of WHO, UNFPA, and UNHCR.

Download the entire publication as PDF files

You may download the publication via the links below. For your convenience these documents are also available as a single download (738Kb) in Winzip format, or as a single pdf file . For hard copies or copies in languages other than English see below.

• Table of Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Chapter One - Fundamental Principles
• Chapter Two - Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP)
• Chapter Three - Safe Motherhood
• Chapter Four - Sexual and Gender-based Violence
• Chapter Five - Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Including HIV/AIDS
• Chapter Six - Family Planning
• Chapter Seven - Other Reproductive Health Concerns
• Chapter Eight - Reproductive Health of Young People
• Chapter Nine - Surveillance and Monitoring
• Appendix One - Information, Education, Communication
• Appendix Two - Legal Considerations
• Appendix Three - Glossary of Terms
• Appendix Four - Reference Addresses
• Acknowledgments
• Copyright Information
• Cover to the Publication
• Back Cover to the Publication
  

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Order the Field Manual in Hard Copy

A hard copy of the Field Manual, in English, can be obtained from the 33 signatories to the Manual, or at low-cost from:

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