Case Studies

Save the Children leveraged buy-in from the World Health Organization and Yemen’s Ministry of Health to strengthen syndromic case management for the large number of Yemenis requiring treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

Responsible for managing health centers in three Rwandan refugee camps, Alight, formerly the American Refugee Committee, follows a hierarchical referral system for patients requiring antenatal care, linking refugee mothers to EmONC services in host country MOH facilities.

In Thailand’s Tak Province, a team of safe abortion care advocates distributed misoprostol among community-based organizations and held in-depth trainings on the drug’s medical and legal aspects. This network of misoprostol distributers provided safe, effective, and culturally accessible abortions for women in the region.

In eastern DRC, CARE scaled up the capacity of a village-based supplies monitoring initiative to prevent stock outs of essential SRH supplies, including implants, pain medicine, and high-level disinfectant. The initiative’s strengthened inventory management skills improved the quality and uptake of SRH services in crisis-affected settings.

A humanitarian response agency strategically leveraged the support of MOH officials to import Misoprostol – an essential, lifesaving medication that is often barred if regarded exclusively as an abortifacient.