From choice, a world of possibilities

The SPRINT II Initiative

Dr Martin MIGOMBONOActing Director

The SPRINT Initiative is an Australian Government, AusAID initiative coordinated by IPPF

Once upon the time …

AcehPoor health infrastructure and massive urban

destruction on a background of complex disaster

Goma, Congo

Still this …

Cycle of reproductive ill-health

WHO. Reproductive health during conflict and displacement: a guide for programme managers. Geneva. 2000

Than came …

Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Programme in Crisis and Post-Crisis Situations

Phase I: First started in 2007 as a pilot project in the Asia Pacific and than moved to Africa in 2009

Phase II: Now extends to South Asia Focus countries: DRC, CAR, Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya, Ethiopia,

Uganda, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri lanka, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Myamar, Salom Island, Philippines, Timor lest, Papua New guinea

Global Secretariat based in IPPF Kuala lumpar Office Principal donor: AusAID

Why the SPRINT II Initiative?

% of women with an unmet need for FP among aged 15-49 who are

married or in a union-2011

http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/contraceptive2011

Countries in ongoing disaster or crisis

http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/contraceptive 2011

Part of a major inter-agency effort to protect women from violence in emergency situations, address emergency preparedness, as well as ensure minimal and more comprehensive responses to integrating sexual and gender-based violence prevention and responses into all humanitarian work However there is still a lot to do …

Why the SPRINT II Initiative?

(VULNERABILITY HAZARD)

MITIGATION

RISK

How it works …

GOAL: To increase timely access for crisis affected populations to life-saving sexual and reproductive

health services as outlined in the MISP

DRR - Enabling EnvironmentObjective: The policy and

funding environment is increasingly supportive of SRH in crisis settings

Preparedness-Capacity Development

Objective: Increased national capacity to coordinate the implementation of the MISP in humanitarian settings

Emergency Response

Objective: Country Coordination Team able to respond effectively in a timely manner during a crisis

SPRINT Management and Organisation

Objective: To deliver a well managed program, underpinned by robust internal systems, monitoring and evaluation and lessons learned

• increases regional capacity to coordinate and implement the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Reproductive Health

• supports advocacy to governments and organisations to integrate sexual and reproductive health into their emergency response plans.

How the SPRINT II Initiative operates

The SPRINT Initiative

Progress so far

Progress so far with SPRINT

• Natural disasters: SPRINT II trainees worked to coordinate the implementation of SRH services in a number of major disasters: Bangladesh (Cyclone Alia), China (Sichuan earthquake), India (Cyclone Alia), Indonesia (West Sumatra earthquake), Myanmar (Cyclone Nargis), Pakistan (2010 floods), Philippines (Typhoon Ondoy, Ketsana and Bopha), and Vietnam (Typhoon Ondoy)

• Conflict-affected areas: Supported SRH service provision in Southern Thailand, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Cote d’ivoire, Togo, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, CAR, DR Congo

• Integrating SRH into national health emergency management systems: China, Indonesia, Mongolia, Philippines, Pakistan

What’s innovative about SPRINT?

• Interagency collaborative approach• Country led & owned• Development & humanitarian actors• Holistic: mitigation, preparedness, response & recovery • Systems-wide: health systems building blocks• Bridging the gap between immediate relief and development

“Do not wait for an emergency to address the MISP”

Who to contact from your respective region …

Interim arrangement

Globally : Martin MIGOMBANO at mmigombano@ippfaro.org

SARO region: Maria Margarida at mmguerra@ippfsar.org

ESEAOR: Alanna Galati at agalati@ippfeseaor.org

Africa : Martin MIGOMBANO at mmigombano@ippfaro.org

THANK YOU

Thank you