Reproductive Health (RH) in Emergencies Conference 2008 will bring together a wide range of actors from the
fields of RH in emergencies, global RH, humanitarian assistance and development to contribute to the
expansion of comprehensive RH services in crisis settings. We invite you to participate in this important
dialogue and help to ensure that refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) receive the comprehensive RH
care to which they are entitled.
Reproductive Health in Emergencies Conference 2008 marks an important milestone in the fight for
comprehensive reproductive health care for all, and offers an exciting opportunity for the
international community to effect real change in the lives of displaced people around the world.
I encourage you to be a part of this landmark event."
Allan Rosenfield, MD
Dean Emeritus and DeLamar Professor Emeritus of Public Health
Professor of Population and Family Health
Mailman School of Public Health
Comprehensive reproductive health care remains elusive for most of the 30 million refugees and internally displaced people globally, who suffer from high maternal mortality, lack of access to family planning, complications from unsafe abortion, sexually transmitted infections including HIV, and gender-based violence. Reproductive Health in Emergencies Conference 2008 provides an important platform to identify concrete solutions and inspire action amongst policy makers and health providers working in this largely neglected area."
Dana Hovig
Chief Executive,
Marie Stopes International
Organised by the RAISE Initiative
in collaboration with the RHRC Consortium
