• Key issues
• Maternal health and transport
  • Maternal health and transport
  • Introduction
  • Role of transport in accessing maternal health services
  • Transport interventions
  • Policy recommendations
  • Recommended reading
  • PDF of the guide
• Universal access to sexual and reproductive health services
  • Universal access to sexual and reproductive health services
  • What does it mean?
  • Factors affecting access
  • Approaches for expanding access
  • Recommended readings
  • PDF of guide
• Sexual and reproductive health and rights
  • Sexual and reproductive health and rights
  • What does it mean?
  • Key debates
  • A more positive approach
  • PDF of guide
• Policy debates in maternal, newborn and child health
  • Policy debates in maternal, newborn and child health
  • Introduction
  • Maternal versus child health
  • Clinical versus community-based care
  • Conclusion and recommendations

Key issues

Maternal health and transport

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This key issues guide examines the relationship between maternal health and transport. Specifically, it looks at how transport affects access to preventative and emergency maternal health services. The guide provides examples of transport-related interventions that have been implemented to increase access to and use of health facilities and recommendations for policy.

Universal access to sexual and reproductive health services

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This guide explores issues relating to universal access to sexual and reproductive health  services using a rights-based approach. The guide examines factors that inhibit access to and use of services, and discusses methods for removing barriers to care and improving access.

 

Sexual and reproductive health and rights

The Pleasure Project

This key issues guide reviews current policy issues relating to sexual and reproductive health and rights, examining questions of definition and exploring key debates. The guide also highlights current and future challenges for attaining greater levels of sexual and reproductive well-being.

 

Policy debates in maternal, newborn and child health

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This guide examines the conflict between maternal and child health, and between community-based and skilled care, providing a review of the current policy landscape and evidence base, with links to additional resources.