Rape and Forced Pregnancy in War and Conflict Situations
Center for Reproductive Law and Policy
Focus: Global
An analysis of rape and forced pregnancy as brutal acts that violate international law.
Cost is $2; limited number free to NGOs in developing countries. English; April 1996; 11 pages.
Refugee Reproductive Health Needs Assessment Field Tools
Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children (for the Reproductive Health for Refugees Consortium)
Focus: Global
A manual meant for use in the field by field workers. This manual contains five reproductive health field tools: refugee leader questions; group discussion questions; survey for analysis by computer; survey for analysis by hand; and health facility questionnaire and checklist. These tools cover the five basic areas of reproductive health-family planning, sexual violence, emergency obstetrics, HIV/STIs, and safe motherhood.
Free. English; 1997; 34 pages. (Also addresses: Reproductive Health/Family Planning)
Refugees and Reproductive Health Care -- The Next Step
Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children (for the Reproductive Health for Refugees Consortium)
Focus: Global
A global report on the status of reproductive health for refugees covering refugee settings in 12 countries worldwide. This is a follow-up report to the 1994 Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children's report titled Refugee Women and Reproductive Health Care -- Reassessing Priorities.
Free of charge. English; 1998; 85 pages. (Also addresses: Reproductive Health/Family Planning)
Reproductive Health Care in Refugee Settings
Marie Stopes International and the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children (for the Reproductive Health for Refugees Consortium)
Focus: Global
Fact sheets that address the need for appropriate reproductive health services in refugee settings and list key technical resources for field personnel.
Free of charge. English; 1998; 6 pages. (Also addresses: Reproductive Health/Family Planning; Reproductive Rights/Human Rights)
Reproductive Rights in the Refugee Context
Center for Reproductive Law and Policy
Focus: Global
An analysis of reproductive health issues affecting refugee women and the legal and policy framework of refugees' reproductive rights and refugee protection.
Cost is $2; limited number free to NGOs in developing countries. English; April 1998; 12 pages. (Also addresses: Migration; Reproductive Health/Family Planning; Reproductive Rights/Human Rights)
War Syndromes and Their Evaluation: From the U.S. Civil War to the Persian Gulf War
U.S. Department of Defense
Focus: United States
Poorly understood war syndromes have been associated with armed conflicts at least since the U.S. Civil War. These syndromes have been characterized by similar symptoms (fatigue, shortness of breath, headache, sleep disturbance, forgetfulness).
Free of charge; available online at: http://www.gulflink.osd.mil/medical/med_syndrome.htm. English; 1996.
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