Global Snapshot of Contraceptive Services across Crisis-Affected Settings
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Introduction
Access to contraceptive services is both a fundamental human right and a lifesaving public health intervention. However, the Inter-agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises (IAWG) 2012-2014 Global Evaluation found that the provision of contraceptive services, especially long-acting and permanent methods and emergency contraception, continues to be a gap in humanitarian health funding and programming. For example, contraceptive services made up just 14.9% of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) programming in humanitarian health appeals submitted between 2009 and 2013. In terms of absolute funds received for all SRH components during this period, contraceptive services received the smallest amount.