Reproductive health

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This collection examines issues related to reproductive health, including the legality of reproductive services (reproductive rights), access to those services (reproductive health), and how societal factors such as race or social status impact access to and decisions about reproductive health (reproductive justice). This includes everything from contraception and comprehensive sex education, to abortion and pre-natal and pregnancy care, as well as other issues that inform a person’s full reproductive autonomy. This special collection brings together knowledge and insights from organizations addressing reproductive health related issues and explores the impact foundations and nonprofits are having on this work.

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تأثير الصراع على خدمات الصحة الجنسية واإلنجابية في شمال غرب سوريا (The Toll of Conflict on Sexual and Reproductive Health in Northwest Syria - Arabic)

March 14, 2023

أثر العنف الموجه ضد الرعاية الصحية على توفر خدمات الصحة الجنسية واإلنجابية وكذلك إمكانية الوصول إليها، بما في ذلك الخدمات األساسية واالختصاصية. وهذا أدى إلى:نقص خدمات الصحة الجنسية واإلنجابية جراء قلة عدد العاملين والمرافق والتجهيزات واإلمدادات واألدوية في شمال غرب سوريا. * محدودية توفر رعاية الصحة الجنسية واإلنجابية، وخدمات الرعاية األخرى، ألن قسماً كبيراً من مرافق الرعاية الصحية ُيشيد أو ُينقل بعيداً عن خطوط القتال، مما يحد من وصول التجمعات السكانية القريبة من مناطق النزاع إلى هذه الخدمات. كما تعاني هذه المرافق من االكتظاظ بسبب عدد السكان الكبير وزيادة الطلب في المناطق اآلمنة نسبياً.تبني ممارسات تأقلم ضارة بالصحة في المناطق التي تعاني نقصاً كبيراً في خدمات الصحة الجنسية واإلنجابية، ومنها تأجيل زيارات الرعاية األساسية والتخلي عن تناول األدوية، بحسب ما أفاد به المشاركون.آثار سلبية بعيدة المدى على صحة النساء، بما فيها صحتهن النفسية االجتماعية وصحة أطفالهن، بسبب غياب خدمات الصحة الجنسية واإلنجابية األساسية أو تعذر الحصول عليها عملياً.الفئات األكثر تهميشاً، بمن فيها النساء في المخيمات وذوات االحتياجات الخاصة وذوات الدخل المحدود والمتزوجات في سن مبكرة، هن األكثر تضرراً من ندرة رعاية الصحة الجنسية واإلنجابية.----Targeted violence against health care has impacted the availability of and access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care, including basic and specialized services. This has resulted in:SRH services are insufficient due to limited staff, facilities, equipment, supplies, and medication across northwest Syria.SRH care provision is limited, among other things, by the fact that many health care facilities have been built in, or relocated to, geographic areas far from the front lines, limiting access to SRH services for communities close to conflict zones. Because of the large population and demand in safer areas, these facilities experience significant overcrowding.In areas where SRH services are largely unavailable, respondents reported harmful coping practices, including postponing essential SRH visits and forgoing medication.When required SRH services are not available or practically inaccessible, there are far-reaching, negative consequences for women's health, including for both their psychosocial well-being and that of their children.The most marginalized people, including women residing in camps, those with a disability, those with limited income, and those married at a young age, are most adversely impacted by the paucity of SRH care.

She Pays the Highest Price: The Toll of Conflict on Sexual and Reproductive Health in Northwest Syria

March 14, 2023

Targeted violence against health care has impacted the availability of and access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care, including basic and specialized services. This has resulted in:SRH services are insufficient due to limited staff, facilities, equipment, supplies, and medication across northwest Syria.SRH care provision is limited, among other things, by the fact that many health care facilities have been built in, or relocated to, geographic areas far from the front lines, limiting access to SRH services for communities close to conflict zones. Because of the large population and demand in safer areas, these facilities experience significant overcrowding.In areas where SRH services are largely unavailable, respondents reported harmful coping practices, including postponing essential SRH visits and forgoing medication.When required SRH services are not available or practically inaccessible, there are far-reaching, negative consequences for women's health, including for both their psychosocial well-being and that of their children.The most marginalized people, including women residing in camps, those with a disability, those with limited income, and those married at a young age, are most adversely impacted by the paucity of SRH care.