In commemoration of the 2024 World Population Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other United Nations (UN) agencies have called on governments, donors, civil society organisations, and the private sector to prioritise universal access to comprehensive sexual, reproductive health services and rights. WHO made this known in a joint statement published on its website on Thursday. The global bodies emphasised the importance of implementing evidence-based guidance to improve access to affordable, high-quality, and rights-based care.
To make services acceptable to everyone, they said efforts should be geared towards eliminating stigma and discrimination and challenging harmful social and gender norms. MyHealth Alberta , a health information website, said sexual and reproductive health encompasses the physical, mental, emotional, and social aspects of an individual’s sexuality, which is a vital aspect of being human. It said sexuality is a dynamic and multifaceted concept that evolves throughout various life stages, noting that it encompasses values, relationships, sexual activity, communication, self-image, personality, sex assigned at birth, sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression.
” The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), also known as the Women’s Convention, said reproductive rights encompass the freedom to make reproductive decisions w.