Leaving no one behind: Older African women's rights to sexual and reproductive health

• Published in: African journal of reproductive health Vol. 26; no. 12s; pp. 21 - 26
• Main Author: Abubakar, Ibrahim B.
• Format: Journal Article Magazine Article
• Language: English
• Published: Benin City Women's Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC) 01.12.2022; Future US Holdings Inc. d/b/a Future US LLC; Women's Health and Action Research Centre
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; African women; AIDS; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Legislative frameworks; Medical law; Older people; older women; Political activity; Political aspects; Reproductive health; Reproductive rights; Sexual health; SRHR; Women; Women's rights; Womens health; Womens rights; Mozambique; Africa

Despite growing agreement on the importance of sexual and reproductive health and rights at all stages of human development, the link between ageing and the sexual and reproductive rights of older African women has been an overlooked topic of research and policy formulation. This commentary takes a...