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Reproductive Health of Refugees  Progress and Challenges Henia Dakkak, MD, MPH International Medical Corps Director of International Relief and Development Programs UCLA – School of Public Health Nov.6 -2003
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Definition of Terms ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was created in 1950 by UN General Assembly resolution Convention on the status of Refugees was drawn up in 1951 and is ratified by  at least 120 countries
UNHCR Mandate ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Statistics ,[object Object],[object Object]
Refugees are Women and Children ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Phases of Conflict according to Aid workers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Emergency Assistance in Large Scale Population Movement  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Refugees waiting to be resettled in shelters and camps in Albania
Bench Marks highlighting Reproductive Health among War Affected populations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Why Address RH in Refugee Situations? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Safe Motherhood ,[object Object],[object Object]
Causes of Increased HIV risk in  Complex Emergencies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Factors Affecting Epidemic HIV Transmission in Emergencies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Follow-Up from ICPD Cairo Meeting ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
IAWG role ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Minimum Initial Service Package ,[object Object],[object Object]
Reproductive Health Care services that need to be in place: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
UNFPA - Reproductive Health Kits (commodities) to address the emergency phase  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Block 1 – Six sub-kits to be used at community and PHC level for 10,000 persons /3 months ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Block 2  Five sub-kits to be used at PHC or referral hospital level for 30,000 persons /3 months ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Block 3  Two Sub-Kits to be used at referral hospital level for 150,000 persons per 3 months ,[object Object],[object Object]
Applied Research Conferences ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Challenges ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Contact:  www.imcworldwide.org ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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