Network Paper 45: Reproductive Health for Conflict-affected People

Author(s)
McGinn, T. et al.
Publication language
English
Pages
36pp
Date published
01 Apr 2004
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Conflict, violence & peace, Health, Forced displacement and migration
Organisations
ODI
The humanitarian community
first became aware of the
reproductive health needs of
refugees and other war-affected
people during the ethnic
conflicts in Bosnia and Rwanda
in the early to mid-1990s. Since
then, significant progress has
been made in developing a
capacity to respond to
reproductive health needs in
emergencies. This paper
describes advances in policy;
outlines what we know about
the magnitude of reproductive
health needs; and explores the
lessons for programming. It
aims to equip humanitarian
practitioners with essential
information for delivering
effective reproductive health
services to people in crises.