Summary of publication

The RESPOND program aims to enhance the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of populations in the Indo Pacific whose access to services or rights have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic including access to family planning services. The RESPOND program supports continued delivery of high-quality sexual and reproductive health services and commodities through traditional channels (clinics and outreach visits), the scale-up of new delivery approaches trialled during the pandemic (such as digital and virtual technologies) and strengthening organisational capacity and data systems to enable responses to future crises. RESPOND also addresses the ‘shadow pandemic’: a sharp increase in sexual and gender-based violence.

RESPOND is being implemented in 22 countries across Asia and the Pacific. The program focuses on serving marginalised populations such as young people, people living in poverty and people with disabilities, and will involve collaboration with Ministries of Health and other in-country partners.

Full publication

• International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and Marie Stopes International Australia (MSI Reproductive Choices): Responding with Essential SRHR Provision and New Delivery Mechanisms (RESPOND) [DOCX 75 KB]
• International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and Marie Stopes International Australia (MSI Reproductive Choices): Responding with Essential SRHR Provision and New Delivery Mechanisms (RESPOND) [PDF 360 KB]