Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 16, Issue 31 , Pages 10-21 , May 2008

Reproductive Health: A Right for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons

  • Judy Austin

      Affiliations

    • Head: Research, Monitoring and Evaluation, RAISE Initiative, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York NY, USA
    • ,
  • Samantha Guy

      Affiliations

    • Deputy Director, RAISE Initiative, and Senior Advisor on Reproductive Health in Refugee Settings, Marie Stopes International, London, UK
    • ,
  • Louise Lee-Jones

      Affiliations

    • Programme Manager, RAISE Initiative, and Project Manager, Marie Stopes International, London, UK
    • ,
  • Therese McGinn

      Affiliations

    • Director, RAISE Initiative, and Associate Professor of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York NY, USA
    • ,
  • Jennifer Schlecht

      Affiliations

    • Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, RAISE Initiative, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York NY, USA

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