Advancing the "sexual" in sexual and reproductive health and rights: a global health, gender equality and human rights imperative

• Published in: Bulletin of the World Health Organization Vol. 102; no. 1; pp. 77 - 78
• Main Authors: Ghebreyesus, Tedros Adhanom, Allotey, Pascale, Narasimhan, Manjulaa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland World Health Organization 01.01.2024
• Subjects: Aggression; Biomedicine; Breast cancer; Cancer; Cervical cancer; Cervix; Cisgender; Clinical outcomes; Coercion; Discrimination; Disease transmission; Domestic violence; Dyspareunia; Economic development; Educational systems; Ejaculation; Emotions; Endometriosis; Equal rights; Erectile dysfunction; Ethnic identity; Gender; Gender aspects; Gender Equity; Gender identity; Gender-affirming care; Global Health; Health behavior; Health care; Health care access; Health education; Health research; Health risks; Health services; Heterosexuality; HIV; Human dignity; Human immunodeficiency virus; Human Rights; Humans; Infections; Infertility; Internet; Interpersonal relations; Intimate partner violence; Lineage; Maternal mortality; Men; Menopause; Menstruation; Mental health services; Mothers; Ovarian cancer; Physiological effects; Populations; Post-menopause; Prostate cancer; Public health; Quality of care; Quality of life; Race; Reproductive Health; Reproductive rights; Reproductive system; Risk behavior; Risk taking; Sexual Behavior; Sexual coercion; Sexual health; Sexuality; Sexually transmitted diseases; Social exclusion; STD; Stigma; Support networks; Support systems; Sustainable development; Testicular cancer; Transgender persons; Violence; Well being; Women; Women's Rights; Womens health

As one aspect of population health, the global interest in women's health has focused largely on maternal health and has implicitly ignored other aspects of women's sexual and reproductive health and well-being. Despite this focus, maternal mortality remains unacceptably high,1 reflecting...