An estimated 35 million women and girls of reproductive age are living in humanitarian settings around the world, yet they often have little or no access to contraception and abortion care. We’re working with international humanitarian organizations to fill that gap and ensure women and girls affected by crisis have reproductive health options that include abortion and contraception.
The evidence is growing: Abortion care is a necessity in humanitarian settings
Trauma-informed care in humanitarian settings
A new Ipas toolkit—Trauma-informed care for abortion providers treating sexual violence survivors in humanitarian settings—provides essential information for abortion providers on the principles of trauma-informed counseling and how to create an environment of psychological safety for people who seek care.
“We think this is a very unique resource addressing a gap in services and learning, and it explores a key intersection in the humanitarian and development sectors,” says Tamara Fetters, senior research scientist at Ipas.
With sexual violence ‘a weapon of war’ in Tigray region, Ipas Ethiopia moves to ensure reproductive health care
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WATCH: The US Campaign to Deny Healthcare to War Victims
Ipas Senior Researcher Tamara Fetters participated in this conversation hosted by the Global Justice Center
The Potential of Self-Managed Abortion to Expand Abortion Access in Humanitarian Contexts
Essential health care
At a health center in the refugee camp where Noor was living, she was able to safely end her unwanted pregnancy that was the result of sexual assault as she fled her village in Myanmar.
