Med in Switzerland #68
Oktober 2024
Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care and Rights (SRHR): A Major Challenge During Humanitarian Crises
A plea by Monika Christofori-Khadka and Agenor Junior Clerge from the Swiss Red Cross.
Despite advances in Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) globally, substantial gaps remain, particularly regarding comprehensive sex education, access to contraception, screening for sexually transmitted infections and treatment, safe abortion services, and prevention of sexual and gender based violence (SGBV). Although maternal and infant mortality rates have dramatically decreased worldwide, estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO, 2024) indicate that 800 women die daily from preventable pregnancy-related causes, with 99% of these deaths occurring in low-income settings particularly within rural and marginalized communities. These disparities are further exacerbated in humanitarian crises settings.
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