Sexual and reproductive health
Sexual and reproductive health is very personal, so people may have trouble finding or asking for accurate information about it. This may also help explain why these issues are still not addressed openly, and services are inadequate, fragmented and unfriendly in some countries in the European Region. Complications of pregnancy and childbirth, unsafe abortions, reproductive tract infections, sexual violence and women dying from avoidable cancer are just a few of the problems in this area. WHO/Europe assists countries to evaluate their situations and to choose the optimal way to improve them.
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Stakeholders in Azerbaijan discuss the strategy for reproductive health (2017–2025)
Since June 2016, at the request of the Government of Azerbaijan, the WHO Regional Office for Europe has assisted reproductive health experts in the country with analysing the results of implementation of the National Strategy on Reproductive Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan (2008–2015), identifying achievements and remaining gaps and developing a new strategy and action plan.
News
- Republic of Moldova becomes one of the Region’s first countries to adopt a national programme on sexual and reproductive health and rights
- New publication to support training of sexuality educators released
- Group of experts assess prevention and treatment of cervical cancer in Romania
New European action plan
New European action plan for sexual and reproductive health and rights in the WHO European Region 2017–2021The action plan will reflect the objectives of the European policy framework for health and well-being, Health 2020, and related strategic documents, and will be submitted for adoption at the 66th session of the Regional Committee
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Entre Nous No 85, 2016
From sexual and reproductive ill-health to choices and well-being
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Progress in reproductive health in the Republic of Moldova
The Republic of Moldova has a national reproductive health strategy (2005–2015) and aims to make further progress with its implementation. This country has done much work in recent years on reproductive health.
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Video: The six things I'd advise my teenage daughter on her sexual health
Data and statistics
Facts and figures about abortion in the European RegionUnsafe abortion kills. Much has been done to improve abortion services in the Region, but up to 30% of maternal deaths are still caused by unsafe abortion in some countries of eastern Europe and central Asia.
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WHO/Europe’s key strategic policy tool is the WHO European regional strategy on sexual and reproductive health, developed in 2001 in close collaboration with health ministries and other partners. Countries can use it as guidance in developing and reforming their reproductive health services in the health system.
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