Access to sexual and reproductive healthcare is an integral element of everyone’s right to pursue the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health and well-being. Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) are essential not only to health but also to gender equality and wider economic and social development.
Health systems should guarantee access to quality Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services to reduce the number of non-desired and higher-risk pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections and HIV, as well as unsafe abortions and Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). In conflict-prone and fragile contexts, access to information and quality SRH-services is often an extra challenge, while needs are higher as women and girls are more frequently confronted with SGBV.
Cordaid takes a holistic approach to SRHR, strengthening health systems, empowering communities, and addressing legal and societal barriers. Learn how we do it: