Training materials for Reproductive Health in Emergencies
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Minimum Initial Services Package (MISP) for Reproductive Health in Crisis Situations: A Distance Learning Module
Organisation
The Women’s Commission
Year
2007
Short description
The module incorporates a multi-sectoral set of activities to be implemented by humanitarian workers operating in health, camp design and management, community services, protection and other sectors. The MISP modules I particularly useful for members of emergency response teams, and other first humanitarian responders in crisis situations. The module focuses on populations displaced by crises, such as armed conflict and natural disasters. Although the MIPS module is most relevant to those working in emergency settings, it can also be used as a minimum standard post-crisis to ensure that priority RH activities are established.
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Raising Awareness for Reproductive Health in Complex Emergencies: A Training Manual
Organisation
Reproductive Health Response in Conflict (RHRC) Consortium
Year
2002
Short description
The overall purpose of this Training Manual is to raise awareness of and build support for
RH programming in refugee situations.
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Emergency Contraception for Conflict Affected Settings: a Reproductive Health Response in Conflict Consortium Distance Learning Module
Organisation
Reproductive Health Response in Conflict (RHRC) Consortium
Year
2004
Short description
This module has been developed to meet the need for increased awareness and knowledge about emergency contraception (EC) among health service providers working with refugees and IDPs. The module is ideal for providers working in conflict-affected situations who wish to learn about EC, need to refresh their current level of knowledge and/or would like to incorporate EC services into their RH programs. Appropriate users of this module include family planning staff, community health workers, health educators, counsellors, trainers, program managers, nurses, doctors, midwives and other health care personnel working in conflict-affected settings.
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HIV/AIDS Prevention & Control
Organisation
RHRC Consortium
Year
2004
Short description
This course primarily targets health program management staff and clinical staff. Technical aspects of HIV/AIDS programs are presented, but there is a strong emphasis on broader programmatic issues and staff members from non-medical backgrounds will also find the course beneficial. The course aims to deepen individual understanding of the complexities of HIV/AIDS and to equip participants with knowledge and skills to improve HIV/AIDS program design and implementation. A further important aim is the encouragement of positive attitudes toward people living with HIV/AIDS.
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Interagency & Multisectoral Prevention & Response to Gender-based Violence in populations affected by armed conflict
Organisation
Reproductive Health Response in Conflict (RHRC) Consortium
Year
2004
Short description
The interactive and flexible curriculum in this training manual covers basic information about gender, gender-based violence, and the recommended standards for prevention and response to GBV in populations affected by armed conflict. Individual training modules with step-by-step guidance and instructions for facilitators/trainers. The goals of this manual is to support efforts around the globe to protect women and children in populations affected by armed conflict, and strengthen action to address gender-based violence in field settings.
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Moving From Emergency Response to Comprehensive Reproductive Health Programs: a Modular Training Series
Organisation
Reproductive Health Response in Conflict (RHRC) Consortium
Year
2002
Short description
The overall purpose of Moving From Emergency Response To Comprehensive Reproductive Health Programs: A Modular Training Series is to provide the members of the health management team with information, resources, and problem-solving techniques to analyze its
specific situation and plan future activities for revising, expanding, or starting quality RH services and programs.
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HIV/AIDS in Emergency Settings Learning package & Guidelines
Organisation
IASC
Year
2005
Short description
To promote and further support the utilization of the IASC guidelines on HIV/AIDS interventions in emergency settings. The learning package is comprised of two sets of inter-related sets of materials including: 1) a briefing session and presenters' notes to be used with policy and senior level personnel, including UN agency heads and government personnel. 2) A one day workshop design and trainers' guide that can be offered as a stand-alone training or integrated into a pre or in-service training for individuals who have a role to play in emergency response, current or potential.
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Guidelines & training for Gender-based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Settings
Organisation
IASC
Year
2005
Short description
These guidelines are designed for use by humanitarian organisations, including UN agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), community-based organisations (CBOs), and government authorities operating in emergency settings at international, national, and local levels. The primary purpose of these guidelines is to enable humanitarian actors and communities to plan, establish, and coordinate a set of minimum multisectoral interventions to prevent and respond to sexual violence during the early phase of an emergency.
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Introduction & Orientation to the GBV Guidelines
Organisation
IASC
Year
2007
Short description
The introduction & orientation to the GBV Guidelines facilitator’s manual is the first in a series resource tools for supporting country teams in planning their implementation of the minimum prevention and response interventions in the GBV Guidelines. The document contains a detailed facilitator's guide for introduction, orientation, and planning. The two PPT files are companions.
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Public Health in Complex Emergencies
Organisation
IRC
Year
Short description
The Public Health in Complex Emergencies training program (PHCE) is a two-week residential course that focuses on critical public health issues faced by NGO and Ministry of Health personnel working in complex emergencies. IRC and World Education, Inc. have assisted regional partners at American University of Beirut, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center in Bangkok and Makerere University Institute of Public Health in Kampala to implement this important training program. The goal of the course is to enhance the capacity of humanitarian assistance workers and their organizations to respond to the health needs of refugees and internally displaced persons affected by these emergencies.
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H.E.L.P. Course
Organisation
ICRC
Year
1986
Short description
Humanitarian assistance training H.E.L.P. I (Health Emergencies in Large Populations) H.E.L.P. II (Health, Ethics, Law and Politics). The H.E.L.P. course comprises two modules. The first two weeks focus on public health activities and the third week deals with international humanitarian law, human rights, the responsibilities of health professionals, and ethics. This course includes a 2 hour module on RH in emergencies.
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Reproductive Health on Line
Organisation
John Hopkins University, JHPIEGO
Year
Short description
Training Materials for Trainers
line.jhu.edu
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Woman-centred abortion care: Trainer’s manual
Organisation
Ipas
Year
2005
Short description
This trainer's manual is intended for use by trainers who lead trainings in woman-centered abortion care for a broad audience, including health-care workers, administrators, program managers, health educators and social workers. Designed to accompany the Woman-centered abortion care: Reference manual, this manual presents learner-centered, participatory training methods. It comes with a CD-ROM that includes PowerPoint® presentations, additional training resources and adaptable training exercises.
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Woman-centered Postabortion care: Trainer’s manual
Organisation
Ipas
Year
2004
Short description
This manual is a resource for trainers who lead training in woman-centered postabortion care (PAC). It contains all the instructions and materials needed to enable trainers to help learners develop the knowledge and skills necessary to provide high-quality PAC services, including expressing positive attitudes and behaviors toward the women served. This manual can be used to train staff at all levels of care providing comprehensive health services. The manual can be used in the training of all personnel involved in the many facets of delivering PAC.
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Clinical Management of Rape Survivors
Organisation
WHO / UNHCR / UNFPA / ICRC
Year
2004
Short description
Provides guidance to health care providers for medical management after rape of women, men, and children. This guide is designed to assist qualified health care providers (medical co-ordinators, medical doctors, clinical officers, midwives, and nurses) to develop protocols for the management of rape survivors, based on available resources, materials, drugs, and national policies and procedures. Managers and trainers of health care services can also benefit, as they may use the guide to plan for survivor care and train health care providers accordingly. In 2005, UNHCR/UNFPA developed a ToT for this manual, which is delivered by 2 facilitators 3-4 times per year.
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Infection Prevention Course, The HIV/AIDS Minicourse, The Sexuality and Sexual Health Minicourse, The Sexually Transmitted Infections Minicourse, The Sexuality and Sexual Health Minicourse
Organisation
Engender Health
Year
Short description
EngenderHealth has developed Web-based and CD-ROM self-instructional courses for health care providers, supervisors, students, and trainers around the world—particularly for those in low-resource settings. Each self-instructional course is divided into different modules, each of which includes interactive exercises and quizzes, case studies, as well as educational materials that can be printed for use in health-care programs. Recognizing that internet connectivity is still an issue in most parts of the developing world, EngenderHealth has also made these courses available for offline use: each course can be downloaded for offline reviewing and can also be ordered on CD-ROM.
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Antinatal Guidelines for Primary Health Care in Crisis Conditions
Organisation
ICRC
Year
2005
Short description
These guidelines are designed for ICRC and other health professionals – nurses, midwifes, doctors – who either lack experience in antenatal care or are not used to working in countries where medical infrastructure is underdeveloped or non-existent.
Their purpose is to a) provide staff involved in running antenatal care programmes with a concentrated source of information on the subject, with no claims to exhaustive coverage, b) direct readers to other works that deal with antenatal care in greater depth, and c) ensure that a standard approach is taken to ICRC antenatal care programmes.
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Female Genital Mutilation, Policy Guidelines for nurses and midwives, A student’s manual, A teacher’s guide
Organisation
WHO
Year
2001
Short description
This document is part of a set of training materials (Teacher’s guide, student manual and policy guidelines) which have been prepared by the World Health Organization (WHO) to facilitate training for health personnel on female genital mutilation. These guidelines are intended for use primarily by those responsible for developing policies of nurses, midwives and other frontline health care providers. They are also intended to complement the training materials for nurses and midwives in the management of girls and women with FGM.
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MSI training materials on technical CRH topics, e.g. Family Planning, Infection Prevention, Post Abortion Care.
Short description
MSI provides training on academic and relief organisation training courses to ensure that the policy makers, health workers and relief agency employees of the future are aware of the importance of SRH issues in conflict affected and displaced communities. In addition MSI works with a range of agencies to develop skills and capacity and to contribute to the development of services in the field of SRHR for refugees and IDPs.
MSI trains its own staff & conducts regular updates. MSI provides reproductive health training on the twice-yearly MERLIN/International Health Exchange/RedR Public Health in Emergencies training courses. Participants include representatives from NGOs currently working in refugee settings as well as staff receiving pre-placement training. Participation on these courses is increasing and interest in reproductive health continues. Participants are from a range of disciplines including lawyers, health professionals and engineers and usually about 60 people take part in the courses.
MSI teaches at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on maternal health in conflict settings and on the reproductive health and complex emergencies course for students of University of Alicante who are completing a Masters Medicina Humanitaria. Each year approximately 40 students take part in these courses.
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HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control: A short course for humanitarian workers. Facilitator's Manual
Organisation
Reproductive Health Response in Conflict (RHRC) Consortium
Short description
As a key component of reproductive health,emergency obstetric care (EmOC) is an integral part of humanitarian programs. The Field-friendly Guide to Integrate Emergency Obstetric Care into Humanitarian Programswas developed to help organizations and staff understand the needs and provide step-by-step approaches to integrate EmOC into humanitarian programs. Since the general principles of providing reproductive health services to conflict-affected populations have been well documented, this field-friendly guide focuses on the practical aspects essential for a successful implementation of emergency obstetric care in the field, including the UN process indicators for monitoring and evaluation of services.A list of key resources is included in each of the steps.