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| Priorities in Health |
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Sexual and Reproductive health and rights
Health features prominently in three of the Millenium Development Goals, but many policy makers were concerned that the link to sexual and reproductive health was intially missing. In 2005 a World Summit resolved to achieve universal access to reproductive health by 2015 and promote gender equality and end discrimination against women. By the terms of their agreement, the leaders integrated the goal of access to reproductive health into national strategies to attain the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to end poverty, reduce maternal death, promote gender equality and combat HIV/AIDS.
The Summit marked a reaffirmation of the Cairo Commitment which continues to determine international and Swiss action in this field. The Programme of Action of the 1994 International conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held in Cairo and signed up to by 179 countries, defined reproductive health as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, in all matters relating to the reproductive system. Reproductive health therefore implies that people are able to have a satisfying and safe sex life, to have the capability to reproduce and the freedom to decide if, when, and how often to do so”.
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"The Millennium Development Goals, particularly the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger, cannot be achieved if questions of population and reproductive health are not squarely addressed. And that means stronger efforts to promote women's rights, and greater investment in education and health, including reproductive health and family planning."
Kofi A. Annan (United Nations Secretary General 1997 - 2006)
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A rights based approach to sexual and reproductive health focuses on client centred services, advancing gender equality and equity and the empowerment of women. Women, men and adolescents all have the right to have control over and to decide freely and responsibly on matters related to their sexuality, including their sexual and reproductive health.
Introduction by: SCIH, Swiss Tropical Institute (2008)
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| Related SDC Projects |
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Tajik Swiss Health Reform and Family Medicine Project
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Tajikistan)
Project Sino is assisting the Ministry of Health and districts (=rayons) of the Republic of Tajikistan in carrying forward health reforms and strengthening of family medicine services. The population of four rayons (Varzob, Dangara, Turzunsade and Shakrinov) is the prime beneficiary of the project.
 Project Documentation
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Factsheet Community of Practice
(06.2009)
This fact sheet presents key futures of a Community of Practice (CoP), a group of committed people who come together to share and learn from one another, either face-to-face, or virtually, through the dedicated CoP internet platform.
This fact sheet was produced for SDC with the support of the Swiss Tropical Institute
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Factsheet Regional Psychosocial Support Initiative
(06.2009)
This fact sheet presents the Regional Psychosocial Support Initiative (REPSSI), a regional non-profit organisation designed to mitigate the psychosocial impact of HIV and AIDS, poverty, and conflict among children and youth from 13 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa.
The fact sheet was produced for SDC with the support of the Swiss Tropical Institute
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Factsheet SolidarMed Antiretroviral Treatment Project
(06.2009)
This fact sheet presents SMART (SolidarMed Antiretroviral Treatment) programme. The goal of this program is to strengthen the local health systems of nine rural districts in Tanzania, Mozambique, Lesotho and Zimbabwe, as well as to integrate voluntary counselling and testing, antiretroviral treatment, activities to prevent HIV transmission from the mother to the child, and home based care into routine health service provision. Solidarmed builds on established partnerships and cooperation in these districts with local hospitals and health administrations.
The fact sheet was produced for SDC with the support of the Swiss Tropical Institute
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Information Brief Unsafe Abortion
(09.2008)
Abortion is a highly sensitive and controversial topic, and one of the most neglected public health issue. Estimates show that women seek abortions around the world, regardless of the national legal regulations. For different reasons, a proportion of those women turn to untrained providers, unhygienic facilities or/and unsafe procedures to terminate their pregnancy.
Information Brief provided for SDC by the Swiss Tropical Institute. (pdf)
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Information brief on the new Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine
(10.2007)
This document summarises current evidence on the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Indeed, the genital infection with HPV is the most common viral infection of the reproductive tract. Nearly all genital cancer cases in women are linked to this infection. Over 90% of these cancers occur in developing countries, where cervical cancer is the most common cancer in women.
An update provided for SDC by the Swiss Tropical Institute. (pdf)
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Reproductive Health Update 2005
(12.2005)
The current update includes: (1) New policy developments in SRH globally over the past year, (2) Current discourse on sexual health, (3) References, Resources and selected links.
An update provided for SDC by the Swiss Tropical Institute.
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Reproductive Health Update 2004
(10.2004)
This paper reviews recent advances and draw-backs in the area of reproductive health.
An update provided for SDC by the Swiss Tropical Institute. (pdf)
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State of the World Population
Annual Report by UNFPA
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WHO: Reproductive Health Resources
Documents and publications classified by topics.
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Reproductive Health Outlook (RHO)
RHO is especially designed for reproductive health program managers and decision-makers working in developing countries and low-resource settings.
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WHO Reproductive Health Library
"An affordable, accessible, and user-friendly source of up to date evidence for reproductive health care in developing countries"
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World Bank Public Health at a glance: Reproductive Health
The Public Health at a glance fact sheets aim to provide World Bank staff and others with quick, easy access to the state of the art in basic health, nutrition and population (HNP) preventive and curative services. These concise summaries are intended as introductions to the issues and the key interventions that evidence has shown to be effective in improving health. They may be useful to project teams in the Bank and to others making investment decisions designed to improve health and nutrition.
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WHO: Transforming Health Systems. Gender and Rights in Reproductive Health
A Training Manual for Health Managers (pdf, 2001)
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Sexual and reproductive health
An Eldis Resource Guide
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United Nations Population Fund UNFPA
The Fund has three main programme areas: Reproductive Health including Family Planning and Sexual Health, Population and Development Strategies and Advocacy.
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Population Council
An international, nonprofit institution that conducts research on three fronts: biomedical, social science, and public health. This research - and the information it produces – wants to help change the way people think about problems related to reproductive health and population growth.
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WHO Sexual and reproductive health
"In spite of the sound arguments - based on public health concerns, human rights, equity, and social justice - calling for a strong focus on sexual and reproductive health, in many countries the concept of comprehensive reproductive health care is still insufficiently understood and applied"
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GTZ: Förderung der reproduktiven Gesundheit
GTZ's sector project on reproductive health includes concepts, institutional information, recommended journals and newsletters as well as recommended data bases and electronic resource Centres.
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International Planned Parenthood Federation IPPF
IPPF links national autonomous Family Planning Associations (FPAs) in over 180 countries worldwide. IPPF and its member Associations are committed to promoting the right of women and men to decide freely the number and spacing of their children and the right to the highest possible level of sexual and reproductive health. They believe that the balance between the world's population and its natural resources and productivity is a necessary condition for improving the quality of life on the planet.
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ICPD, Cairo 1994: Programme of Action
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WHO's first global strategy on reproductive health
"The World Health Assembly has adopted WHO's first global strategy on reproductive health, which targets five priority areas including antenatal care, family planning and sexually transmitted infections. The strategy provides a roadmap for improving reproductive health and accelerating progress towards achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals." (WHO) - Download strategy: pdf
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