Tag: Covid-19

Abstract One of the main aims of the UK aid funded Women’s Integrated Sexual Health (WISH2ACTION W2A) program is to strengthen government stewardship of sexual and reproductive health/family planning (SRH/FP) services across seven countries in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Options consultancy provides technical assistance within four work streams: 1) creation of a favorable policy […]

Movement restrictions, supply chain disruptions and reduced health facility services associated with the COVID-19 pandemic are affecting women’s and adolescent girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) needs, including access to safe abortion services. Self-managed medication abortion (MA) in early pregnancy is an established practice which has become increasingly important in response to COVID-19. […]

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic caused significant disruption to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) globally but there is little published evidence on the COVID-19 response of SRHR programmes, or lessons learned through their adaptations. To document the COVID-19 response of a global SRHR programme (the Women’s Integrated Sexual Health programme), in-depth interviews were conducted […]

In response to COVID-19 related restrictions, organisations are adapting their Social and Behaviour Change Communications (SBCC) to ensure that men and women continue to receive accurate and timely sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) information. This Learning Brief summarises some of the key activities of WISH partners and other external organisations in adapting their […]

Long-standing disparities in sexual and reproductive health are coming into conflict with international responses to the COVID-19 epidemic. Studies reveal that although COVID-19 has had a major, and in some cases devastating, influence on health systems around the world, those whose human rights are least safeguarded, such as refugees, displaced peoples, and populations afflicted by […]

Share-Net International present a Policy Note on Covid-19, SRHR, and Gender Equality, in response to the global Covid-19 Pandemic that arrived in 2020. Authors: Shahana Siddiqui, Hadir Barbar, Charlotte van Tuijl, Maria Codina & Julia Ahmed Policy Note Background: On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the world to be in a […]

Overview The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the capacity of health systems to continue the delivery of essential health services. While health systems around the world are being challenged by increasing demand for care of COVID-19 patients, it is critical to all other services including sexual reproductive health services. Countries are expected […]

Abstract Objective Despite gendered dimensions of COVID-19 becoming increasingly apparent, the impact of COVID-19 and other respiratory epidemics on women and girls’ sexual and reproductive health (SRH) have yet to be synthesized. This review uses a reproductive justice framework to systematically review empirical evidence of the indirect impacts of respiratory epidemics on SRH. Methods We […]

Executive Summary Global responses to the COVID-19 pandemic are intersecting with pre-existing pervasive sexual and reproductive health inequities which disproportionately impact vulnerable populations. While COVID-19 has a severe, and in some cases, devastating impact on health systems around the world, studies show that people whose human rights are least protected – including refugees, displaced peoples, […]

This mini review explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent sexual and reproductive health. We conducted a rapid review of the literature across three databases, with a particular focus on the African continent. Few studies have specifically focused on adolescents in Africa and this paper contributes to this paucity of research. Findings revealed […]