Conference Proceedings 2000
Findings On Reproductive Health Of Refugees 
And Displaced Populations

Washington DC   |   December 5-6, 2000

Co-hosted by InterAction and The Global Health Council

Conference Program

Tuesday, December 5

8:00 Registration/Continental Breakfast

9:30 Opening Plenary Session (Ballroom). Moderator: Sandra Krause, 
        Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children

Presentations
Carolyn Makinson: Historical perspective of refugee reproductive health
Aziza Khalidi: Example from the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon
Therese McGinn: Reproductive health of war-affected populations: What do we know?

10:45 Coffee Break

11:15 - 12:30 Panel: Reproductive Health for Refugees - Multi-Site Perspectives 
                     (Ballroom). Moderator: Margaret Pollack, Bureau of Population,
                     Refugees and Migration, US Department of State

Presentations
Carolyn Mansfield: The complex impact of conflict on women's health
Daniel Pierotti: The RH-Kit:  A useful tool to implement reproductive health services during an emergency
Michelle Hynes: Reproductive health indicators of displaced persons in post-emergency phase camps of humanitarian emergencies

12:30 Lunch - on your own

2:00 - 3:15 Concurrent Sessions 

Panel 1 : Improving Refugee Women's Health During Pregnancy and Delivery 
(Sky Room).
Moderator: Deborah Maine, Heilbrunn Center for Population and Family Health, Columbia University

Presentations
Linda Bartlett: The burden of mortality due to reproductive health-related causes among Afghan refugees in Pakistan
Jeannie Chamberlain: Returning to Kosovo, CARE's lessons learned from implementing a region-wide reproductive health training project
Ahlam Abd Elmgeed: CARE International in Sudan, "Basic health assistance for war displaced" (BHAWD) impact assessment, July 2000
 

Panel 2 : Using Participatory Data Collection Methods to Plan Reproductive Health Programs (Ballroom).
Moderator:  Beverly Tucker, Family Health International

Presentations
Zeinab Abdi Ahmed SGBV as viewed by refugees in Kenya: Learning about sensitive RH issues and developing responses using participatory assessment techniques
Tracey Lee NORPLANT® for Karen refugees on the Thai-Burmese border
Aftab Tariq Ihsan Participatory rapid appraisal (PRA) of the reproductive health needs of Afghan refugees in Pakistan

3:15 Coffee Break

3:45 - 5:00 Concurrent Sessions 
 

Panel 1 : Sexual and Gender-Based Violence - Size and Scope of the Problem (Ballroom). 
Moderator:  Beth Vann, UNHCR, Consultant

Presentations
Haifa Jammal
Aziza Khalidi: Domestic violence among selected Palestinian refugee communities in Lebanon: An exploratory study and ideas for further action
Sam Posner Factors associated with self-reported forced sex among Azerbaijani women
Josephat Nyarubakula: Unsafe Haven: Report on the findings of the baseline sexual violence survey among Burundian refugees

Panel 2 : Challenges in Implementing Reproductive Health Programs in Complex Emergencies (Sky Room)
Moderator:  Maurice Middleberg, CARE
Presentations
Claire Hoffman: Community participatory family planning and reproductive health with internally displaced communities, Sri Lanka
A. Sam-Abbenyi: HIV/STD prevention among the returnee and resettled population of Gitarama, Rwanda, 1996-2000
Carolyn Baer: Neena Philip Knowledge, attitudes and practices of reproductive health, Kajo Keji County, Southern Sudan

5:30 Reception to Honor Julia Taft, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Refugees,
       Population and Migration (Washington Room)

Moderator:  Mary Diaz, Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children
Speakers
Nils Daulaire Refugee reproductive health and the Global Health Council
Margaret Pollock Acceptance on behalf of Julia Taft
Lorelei Goodyear Acknowledgement of Daniel Pierotti

Wednesday, December 6

 8:00 Continental Breakfast

 9:30 - 10:45 Concurrent Sessions 

Panel 1 : Family Planning - An Ongoing Challenge (Parkview Room)
Moderator:  Steve Hawkins, USAID

Presentations
Rosemary Barber-Madden: Demographic profile and the reproductive health of internally displaced persons in Angola
Se Youry: Research on reproductive health: Lessons learned in Khao Phlu refugee camp, Thailand
Poonam Mazhar: A family planning continuation study among Afghan refugees in Pakistan

Panel 2 : Improving Service Delivery Systems in Post-Conflict Settings (Ballroom)
Moderator: Ron Waldman, Heilbrunn Center for Population and Family Health,
Columbia University

Presentations
Susan Igras Revitalizing health services in northwestern Somalia: CARE's experience
Doris Bartel Responding to Kosovo's reproductive health crisis
Jesse Rattan
Melissa Sharer Participatory assessment of women's issues in East Timor, May 2000

10:45 Coffee Break

11:15 - 12:30 Concurrent Sessions 

Panel 1 : HIV/STDs - What Do We Know and What Can We Do? (Ballroom)
Moderator:  Brad Woodruff, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Presentations
Meriwether Beatty: Reproductive health KAP survey amongst refugees in Guinea: Findings concerning STIs & AIDS
Luke Mullany: HIV/AIDS awareness among Burmese migrant factory workers along the Thai/Burma border, Tak Province, July 2000
Nipaporn Intong: Increased condom practice in the refugee population, Nu Po camp in Thailand

Panel 2 : Expanding Our Base - New Audiences, New Services, New Channels (Parkview Room)
Moderator:  Mary Kay Larson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Presentations
Nadia Ali El Toum: A qualitative assessment of reproductive health among the displaced communities of Khartoum, Sudan
Fariyal Fikree: Enhancing the use of emergency contraception: A baseline survey in Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya
Suzanne Fustukian: Spreading the word:  Health on air in the Somali-speaking Horn of Africa

12:30 Lunch - on your own

2:00 - 3:15 Concurrent Sessions 

Panel 1 : Adolescents - Who Are They and How Do We Serve Them? (Ballroom)
Moderator:  Pamela Delargy, UNFPA
Presentations
Allison A. Pillsbury: Addressing war-affected adolescents' reproductive health needs
Margaret Mukabana: Reproductive health KAP survey of refugee adolescents in the Kigoma region of Tanzania
Matthew Tiedemann: The "Health of adolescent refugees project" (HARP): A peer education project in Egypt, Uganda and Zambia

Panel 2 : Using Data to Improve Reproductive Health Programs (Parkview Room)
Moderator:  Suzanne Fustukian, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Presentations
Amarasiri de Silva: Are IDPs at increased risk of reproductive ill health?  Measuring RH risk in a displaced setting using a reproductive health risk index (RHRI)
Henia Dakkak: Improving reproductive health services among Roma women refugees in Macedonia through program monitoring
Beth Vann: How-To Guide: Monitoring and evaluation of sexual and gender-based violence programs

3:15 Coffee Break

3:45 Closing Plenary Session (Ballroom)

Moderator: Kathleen Newland, Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children

Presentations
Susan Purdin: Where do we go from here?
Nadia Ali El Toum: Personal perspective on taking the conference into the future
Julia Taft: Remarks

5:00 Conference ends
 

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