Sexual and Reproductive Health in Humani

All people have a right to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, including the millions of people in the world who are affected by conflict, forced displacement, natural disasters or other emergencies. Complex emergencies pose many barriers to the implementation, quality and accessibility of SRH services at the same time as they also carry direct risks to SRHR, including gender-based violence. Most emergency-affected populations include large numbers of women and adolescents, but their SRH needs have too often been neglected in emergency interventions. This short course will help students to understand the challenges of and opportunities for provision of SRH services in humanitarian settings and related policy issues, which constitute a relatively new field of public health. The course will invite experts in this field from organizations active in service provision or advocacy.