The world has changed fundamentally since the historic commitments to the Millennium Development Goals and the 2001 Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS were made. Prevailing political and economic orthodoxies have given way in the wake of the economic crisis. Emerging economic countries are challenging and setting global agendas.

The Inter-Agency Reproductive Health Kits have been primarily designed to facilitate the provision of priority reproductive health services to displaced populations without medical facilities, or where medical facilities are disrupted during a crisis. 2 They contain essential drugs, supplies and equipment to be used for a limited period of time and a specific number of people.