Reproductive health education for adults and young people is important in helping to raise awareness about, among other things, maternal health; family planning; the fall-out from sexual violence; female genital mutilation; sexually transmitted diseases; and HIV. Find several Guidelines, Strategies, Policies, Monitoring and Evaluation reports and tools for Reproductive Health in Humanitarian settings.
Health Information System CD-ROM
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The health of refugees and other displaced people is a priority for UNHCR.
An Inter-Agency Field Manual. See also:
A comprehensive listing of the standards and indicators used within the HIS.
Learn how UNHCR collects and uses public health data in refugee settings.
The core reference document for a five-day training of trainers workshop.
HIS computer data entry form in MS Excel format.
Download the Reporting Calendars for 2010.
UN and NGO staff get thorough training on how to implement and monitor the HIS in the field.
Tools and guidelines, used to support data collection and reporting within the HIS.
UNHCR annual reports on the protection and assistance status of public health interventions for persons of concern.
A series of publications that document public health best practices in refugee situations.
Selected articles on public health issues.
A collection of manuals and guidelines relating to the health of refugees and other persons of concern to UNHCR.
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Manuals and guidelines on reproductive health, safe motherhood, family planning, STIs prevention and treatment and sexual and gender based violence.
A collection of resources relating to non-communicable diseases, mental health and psycho-social support to refugees and other persons of concern to UNHCR
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Tools for Assessing, Monitoring and Evaluating the Quality of Public Health Services supported by UNHCR.
- Baseline Study: Documenting knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of Burmese refugees and the status of family planning services in UNHCR's operation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Baseline Study: Documenting knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of Somali refugees and the status of family planning services in UNHCR's Ali Addeh Site, Djibouti
- Baseline Study: Documenting knowledge, attitudes and practices of Iraqi refugees and the status of family planning services in UNHCR's operations in Amman, Jordan
- Baseline Study: Documenting knowledge, attitudes and practices of Somali refugees and the status of family planning services in UNHCR's operation in Nairobi, Kenya
- Baseline Study: Documenting knowledge, attitudes and practices of refugees and the status of family planning services in UNHCR's operations in Nakivale refugee settlement, Uganda
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Related Internet Links on Public Health Data
Further information on Public Health Data can be found on the following websites (external links)
Related Internet Links on Reproductive Health
Further information on reproductive health can be found on the following websites (external links)
Safe motherhood initiatives are important to improve the health of displaced women.
- Baseline Study: Documenting knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of Burmese refugees and the status of family planning services in UNHCR's operation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Baseline Study: Documenting knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of Somali refugees and the status of family planning services in UNHCR's Ali Addeh Site, Djibouti
- Baseline Study: Documenting knowledge, attitudes and practices of Iraqi refugees and the status of family planning services in UNHCR's operations in Amman, Jordan
- Baseline Study: Documenting knowledge, attitudes and practices of Somali refugees and the status of family planning services in UNHCR's operation in Nairobi, Kenya
- Baseline Study: Documenting knowledge, attitudes and practices of refugees and the status of family planning services in UNHCR's operations in Nakivale refugee settlement, Uganda
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Treatment for HIV and access to comprehensive reproductive health services.
A UNHCR Strategy 2014-2018
Public Health - HIV and Reproductive Health - Food Security and Nutrition - Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Read the report of the Inter-Agency Global Evaluation on Reproductive Health Services for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons.
How to plan and implement a country level health referral scheme for refugees, asylum seekers and other persons of concern.
Also available in French.
Related Internet Links on WASH
On the web: links to other resources related to water, sanitation and environmental health (external links).
Updated information on 2009 HIS toolkits and other user support questions.
Codes of conduct from UNHCR and other organizations relating to issues of HIV/AIDS.
Contributing important health, social and security benefits for large numbers of displaced people in some 20 African countries.
From life-saving aid to help with shelter, health, water, education and more.
Related Internet Links on Malaria Prevention and Control
Further information on malaria prevention and control can be found on the following websites (external links)
Related Internet Links on Avian and Human Influenza Issues
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The following links are intended to enable participants to understand and navigate through the complex topic of challenges to persons of concern in cities and urban settings.
Related Internet Links on HIV and AIDS
Further information on HIV and AIDS and refugees can be found on the following websites (external links)
Key Initiatives
Through its Key Initiatives, UNHCR's Division of Programme Support and Management (DPSM) shares regular updates on interesting projects that produce key tools, practical guidance and new approaches aimed at moving UNHCR's operations forward.
Nutrition and Food Security on the Web
Health crisis in South Sudan
There are roughly 105,000 refugees in South Sudan's Maban County. Many are at serious health risk. UNHCR and its partners are working vigorously to prevent and contain the outbreak of malaria and several water-borne diseases.
Most of the refugees, especially children and the elderly, arrived at the camps in a weakened condition. The on-going rains tend to make things worse, as puddles become incubation areas for malaria-bearing mosquitoes. Moderately malnourished children and elderly can easily become severely malnourished if they catch so much as a cold.
The problems are hardest felt in Maban County's Yusuf Batil camp, where as many as 15 per cent of the children under 5 are severely malnourished.
UNHCR and its partners are doing everything possible to prevent and combat illness. In Yusuf Batil camp, 200 community health workers go from home to home looking educating refugees about basic hygene such as hand washing and identifying ill people as they go. Such nutritional foods as Plumpy'nut are being supplied to children who need them. A hospital dedicated to the treatment of cholera has been established. Mosquito nets have been distributed throughout the camps in order to prevent malaria.
Health crisis in South Sudan
UNHCR and Partners Tackle Malnutrition in Mauritania Camp
The UN refugee agency has just renewed its appeal for funds to help meet the needs of tens of thousands of Malian refugees and almost 300,000 internally displaced people. The funding UNHCR is seeking is needed, among other things, for the provision of supplementary and therapeutic food and delivery of health care, including for those suffering from malnutrition. This is one of UNHCR's main concerns in the Mbera refugee camp in Mauritania, which hosts more than 70,000 Malians. A survey on nutrition conducted last January in the camp found that more than 13 per cent of refugee children aged under five suffer from acute malnutrition and more than 41 per cent from chronic malnutrition. Several measures have been taken to treat and prevent malnutrition, including distribution of nutritional supplements to babies and infants, organization of awareness sessions for mothers, increased access to health facilities, launch of a measles vaccination campaign and installation of better water and sanitation infrastructure. Additional funding is needed to improve the prevention and response mechanisms. UNHCR appealed last year for US$144 million for its Mali crisis operations in 2013, but has received only 32 per cent to date. The most urgent needs are food, shelter, sanitation, health care and education.
The photographs in this set were taken by Bechir Malum.
UNHCR and Partners Tackle Malnutrition in Mauritania Camp
Kuwaiti Funds Provide Vital Medical Aid for Syrians in Lebanon
As the number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon continues to grow, ensuring access to quality health care is becoming an increasing challenge for humanitarian aid groups and the international community. So, Kuwait's unprecedented donation in April of US$110 million for UNHCR's Syria crisis operations this year came at a most opportune time. Slightly more than 40 per cent of the amount has been used to fund programmes in Lebanon, including the provision of vital - and often life-saving - medical care. In the following photo gallery, photographer Shawn Baldwin looks at the essential work being done in just one Kuwaiti-supported clinic in northern Lebanon. The small Al Nahda Primary Health Care Clinic in the town of Beddawi has a staff of seven doctors and one nurse. Between 600 and 700 people seek medical attention there every month and the clinic meets the needs of some of the most vulnerable refugees.
Kuwaiti Funds Provide Vital Medical Aid for Syrians in Lebanon
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Chad: Health for all
Refugees in southern Chad receive health care under a European Union-funded programme. A new clinic tackles malaria, malnutrition, respiratory infections and more.
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Jordan: Getting Health Care
In Jordan's Za'atri Refugee Camp, dust and heat are taking their toll, especially on young children.
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South Sudan: Providing Health Care
Mobile clinics and hundred of community workers are mobilized to bring health care to the refugees in Yusuf Batil Refugee Camp.