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Open Access 01-12-2015 | Introduction

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

Author: Sarah K Chynoweth

Published in: Conflict and Health | Special Issue 1/2015

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The global landscape for reproductive health in humanitarian settings has changed dramatically since the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in 1994. Mainstreaming of reproductive health into humanitarian health responses has grown, and awareness of the consequences of neglecting reproductive health services, such as maternal and neonatal mortality, HIV transmission, and unsafe abortion, has expanded. Despite these advances, significant gaps remain, and meeting the reproductive health needs of crisis-affected communities is more urgent than ever: the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that 51.2 million people remained forcibly displaced due to conflict and persecution by the end of 2013—the largest number since World War II [1]. An additional 22 million were displaced in 2013 by natural disasters [2]. Figure 1. …
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Metadata
Title
Advancing reproductive health on the humanitarian agenda: the 2012-2014 global review
Author
Sarah K Chynoweth
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Conflict and Health / Issue Special Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1505
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1505-9-S1-I1

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