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LEADERSHIP IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

LEADERSHIP IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. Dr. Sikander Sohani. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. “a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely absence of disease or infirmity, in all matters relating to the reproductive system and to its functions and processes ”.

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LEADERSHIP IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

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  1. LEADERSHIP IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH Dr. Sikander Sohani

  2. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH “a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely absence of disease or infirmity, in all matters relating to the reproductive system and to its functions and processes”

  3. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH Reproductive health therefore implies that people are able to have; • Satisfying and safe sex life • Capacity to reproduce • Freedom to decide if, when and how often to do so

  4. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH Implicit in this last condition are the rights of men and women to be informed of and to have access to safe, effective, affordable and acceptable methods of family planning of their choice, as well as other methods of their choice for regulating fertility which are not against the law, and the right to access appropriate health care services that will enable women to have a safe pregnancy and childbirth and provide couples with the best chance of having a healthy infant”.

  5. RH SCENARIO – PAKISTAN? COMPREHENSIVE POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY Reproductive Health Package • RESEARCH & MONITORING • RH ISSUES? • Safe Pregnancy & Child Bearing • Age of Marriage • Teenage Motherhood • Antenatal, Post Natal Care • Post Partum FP advice • Place of Delivery • Neonatal & Infant care • Unwanted Births • Abortions • Awareness on RH issues • Attitudes towards FP PRACTICE & IMPLEMENTATION Lack of Family Planning & health services Inadequate Supplies Inadequate Health System Management Problems Gender Issues Decision Making Process

  6. RECOMMENDATIONS • Policy Level • Child & Adolescent Issues • Contraceptives & FP • Abortion & Maternal Health

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