Despite significant improvements in the last decade, essential SRH health tools remain out of reach for millions of people worldwide, and health system disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic threaten to widen the gap. SRH products are instrumental to women’s and girls’ health and wellbeing, helping to avert unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions and prevent maternal deaths. Systems and data for SRH products are highly fragmented with limited coordination across public and private healthcare delivery channels. Realizing gender equality demands that we pool our talents and resources to stand up for sexual and reproductive health and rights,” said Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of UNFPA, the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency. SEMA Reproductive Health is a new, innovative partnership designed to build healthier, more equitable, and more resilient markets for sexual and reproductive health (SRH).

Source: The Guardian July 15, 2021 01:07 UTC