Presenters Discuss: components of a toolkit that assesses reproductive health needs, practical applications of the toolkit in two countries, selected findings, and how they inform program planning (Global, Thailand, Rwanda); how research can inform evidence based family planning services in refugee camps (Congolese Refugee Camps in Rwanda); utilization of and barriers to family planning among IDPs in North Darfur (North Darfur, Sudan); and planning for effective implementation of maternal and newborn mortality reduction strategies in a post conflict country using experiences from the 2008 Sierra Leone EmONC needs assessment survey (Sierra Leone, West Africa).