Asian Disaster Preparedness Center in cooperation with the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is organizing the second regional training course on Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP-2) for sexual and reproductive health in crises on 25–29 April 2016 in Bangkok.

Customized for health coordinators responsible for delivering sexual and reproductive health support in crisis settings in the Asian region, the training is based on the Inter-Agency Working Group curriculum used by IPPF’s Sexual Reproductive Health Programme in Crisis and Post-Crisis Situations (SPRINT).

The goal of the training is to increase coordination, skills, advocacy and awareness among medical, paramedical and non-medical personnel as well as key individuals and agencies responsible for managing and advocating for Sexual and Reproductive Health during humanitarian crises.

According to the United Nations Population Information Network, among women of reproductive age, more than one third of the healthy years of life lost are due to reproductive health problems, including unregulated fertility, maternal mortality and morbidity, and sexually transmitted diseases, while the equivalent number for men is 12 percent.

Through the training course, ADPC and IPPF-SPRINT hope to establish a pool of resources on reproductive health in emergencies to be utilized at regional and national levels in Asia.

For more information about the course and applying, click here. The application deadline is on 25 March 2016.