The Impact of Armed Conflict on Women and Girls - UNFPA

• Foster local capacity for the delivery <strong>of</strong> reproductive health in
emergencies.
3) Support, in a timely manner, the position <strong>of</strong> a reproductive health
coordinator, who would, among other things, do the following:
• Establish a roster <strong>of</strong> suitable contacts and consultants, national and
international, for United Nations organizations and agencies;
• Convene regular inter-agency reproductive health meetings for the
collection and sharing <strong>of</strong> information;
• Collect and share information, including assessments, monthly
service provision statistics, and situation analyses;
• Monitor coverage, identify and fill gaps in coverage;
• Advocate and monitor use <strong>of</strong> the standard protocols field manual;
• Coordinate reproductive health within local primary health care
training;
• Liaise with agencies regarding reproductive health logistics;
• Employ a support team, including a health information coordinator,
a medical logistician, an administrative assistant and a grants
manager;
• Manage an operational budget;
• Liaise with the World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF
regarding the nutrition <strong>of</strong> women and girls;
• Coordinate mental health referral networks; and
• Link up with all military groups and peacekeeping forces to provide
information and services, and to protect the reproductive health <strong>of</strong>
both refugee and host populations.
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