Advancing reproductive health on the humanitarian agenda: the 2012-2014 global review

Factors in use of family planning services by Syrian women in a refugee camp in Jordan

“…However, certain misconceptions still existed, suggesting that FP promotion in the camp could be more effective if specifically targeted towards eradicating myths about side effects and signposting services. Components of a recent IAWG global review of progress in providing reproductive health care for refugees found that poor awareness of available services limited the uptake of FP in multiple settings and that increased educational outreach was needed 9 10. In terms of improving FP awareness amongst refugees in the future, determining the extent and methods of FP education that refugees experienced before displacement could improve the efficacy of FP awareness campaigns by ensuring they are targeted appropriately.…”

Sea-change in reproductive health in emergencies: how systemic improvements to address the MISP were achieved

“…31 Indeed, the most recent IAWG Global Evaluation revealed strong progress regarding MISP implementation since 2004, although gaps remain across all objectives. 32 At the policy level, the overwhelming majority of relevant health and protection-related global humanitarian guidance documents are harmonised with the 2010 IAFM version of the MISP. [24][25][26][33][34][35] Clear improvements have been achieved at the agency level: the 2012-2014 IAWG Global Evaluation found that 68% of 82 humanitarian and development institutions surveyed reported having an internal policy or guideline on reproductive health in humanitarian settings, as compared to 43% of the 30 institutions surveyed in the 2002-2004 IAWG Global Evaluation.…”

Accountability strategies for sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights in humanitarian settings: a scoping review

“…Developed by the Inter-Agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises (IAWG) in 1995 and revised in 2019, the MISP is an agreed set of priority interventions to prevent excess morbidity and mortality at the onset of humanitarian emergencies, ensuring that service providers are immediately accountable for fulfilling certain elements of affected populations' right to health. IAWG developed the MISP, the Inter-Agency Field Manual on Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings, and the Inter-Agency Reproductive Health Kits to improve the quality and coverage of SRH services in humanitarian contexts [46,47]. The MISP is included in many of the broad accountability standards and mechanisms that have developed over the past decade, including the Sphere Humanitarian Charter, the Minimum Standards in Disaster Response, and the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Health Cluster Guide.…”

“…IAWG conducted a ten-year global evaluation of the MISP, the Inter-Agency Field Manual on Reproductive Health, and the Inter-Agency Reproductive Health Kits in 2004, and found that the quality of reproductive health services had improved for refugees in stable settings, but quality was lacking in IDP settings [46]. IAWG conducted another global evaluation in 2013-2014, and found that funding and institutional capacity for the MISP had meaningfully improved, while gaps remained in several areas, including community engagement, adolescent SRH, high quality evaluation of SRH programming, and comprehensive abortion care [47]. Onyango et al examined available documentation on MISP implementation in five countries and found inconsistencies in the quality and completeness of the MISP activities, lack of awareness of the MISP, and no standardized monitoring [83].…”