Aim - The
strategy is aimed at strengthening the capacity of the countries to give their
people reproductive health care by providing them with the information,
supportive environment and health services that they need in order to have
healthy sexual relationships, achieve their objectives with regard to
childbearing and free themselves from reproductive tract illnesses and
diseases.
Guiding principles - The effectiveness and sustainability of national reproductive health
strategies will be enhanced by the following overriding principles
·
National
ownership and country leadership;
·
Effective
partnerships among the key actors, including the informal and private sector
·
Participation
in the development of a basic and comprehensive package of services;
·
Good
governance, peace and security;
·
Ethical
considerations and culture-sensitivity:
Programmatic areas - Based on the epidemiological burden of reproductive illnesses, the
following thrusts have been identified, namely, safe motherhood, perinatal
and newborn care; adolescent sexual and reproductive health; prevention of
unwanted pregnancies; control of sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS;
prevention, early detection and early management of cancer of the cervix,
reduction of female genital mutilation: and reduction of domestic and sexual
violence. Other programmatic areas can be added according to national need
to take into account the effects of the epidemic.
The following objectives and targets
have been set for the above thrusts for the period 1998-2007.