Assessment of countries' readiness to provide Minimum Initial Service Package for SRH during a humanitarian crisis in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Region

This report presents the results of a region-wide assessment using the 'MISP readiness assessment tool', a self-assessment tool for national actors involved notably in health and more specifically in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) in Crisis in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region. The tool helps those actors to assess their preparedness state in case of a disaster - preparedness to respond to SRH needs. It reports on the 18 countries that have completed the assessment.

A total of 18 countries with more than 95 organizations performed their MISP Readiness assessment in 2014, a unique achievement thus far at such a large scale. The tool is composed of 38 indicators, grouped according to the five MISP (Minimal Initial Service Package for Reproductive Health) objectives and describing an ideal state of preparedness in the country to provide the minimum vital services of SRH from the onset of a man-made or natural disaster.

The results of the EECA MISP readiness analysis reveal unique findings on the emergency preparedness and response with regard to SRH in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region and present a great interest to the international community working on the disaster relief in countries across the world.