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8 Aug – Bangui: The SPRINT Initiative, a sexual and reproductive health programme in crisis and post crisis situations, is currently mobilising a humanitarian response to assist the conflict affected people of the Central African Republic. Working closely with its country partner, UNFPA and IPPF’s Member Association, the Association Centrafricaine pour le Bien-Etre Familial (ACABEF), SPRINT is providing USD105,206 for a period of 6 months in order to implement the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Reproductive Health. The emergency response project for reproductive health aims to reach the crisis affected population in Bangui, Central Africa.
The Central African Republic with its population of 4.5 million people currently has 551,600 internally displaced persons (IDPs) out of which 126,600 IDPs are in Bangui only. The country has been repeatedly facing military conflict since 1996 and is living with widespread insecurity with a perpetual risk of crisis and disasters. The successive conflicts have increased vulnerability of its population in all areas particularly reproductive health due to the collapse of its primary health services.
SPRINT aims to reach out to its target beneficiaries of 56, 970 from the affected population of which 31,650 are women of reproductive age, 4,000 are pregnant women while 25,320 are sexually active men. SPRINT will provide life-saving sexual and reproductive services through its medical health clinic to improve access to antenatal and post natal care for pregnant and lactating women, provide clean and safe delivery for newborns, medical care for children, women and young men of reproductive age, and also medical services and psychosocial support to the survivors of sexual and gender based violence. The clinics will include services to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs), address the unmet need for family planning and also provide basic healthcare for common ailments.
“SPRINT represents IPPF’s commitment to increase access to SRH services for crisis-affected populations, who are among the most marginalized people worldwide. Through this response with our close working partner UNFPA, IPPF aims to provide the much needed essential sexual and reproductive health services to the crisis affected population of the Central African Republic. SPRINT is responding to deliver life-saving Sexual and Reproductive Health Services as outlined in the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) in crisis and post-crisis settings,” announced Lucien Kouakou, Regional Director for Africa, IPPF.
The MISP for Reproductive Health is a priority set of life-saving activities to be implemented at the onset of every humanitarian crisis. When successfully implemented as soon as a humanitarian crisis occurs, the sexual reproductive health services set out in the MISP could make the difference between life and death or disability for those affected by disaster.
For more information, please contact:
Ms. Sabarina Ibrahim, SPRINT Communications Officer. T: +60 3 4256 6122. E: sabarina@ippfeseaor.org