Policy and health systems
- Multi-sectoral policy formation, coordination and implementation at country and international level. This involves inclusion in national and regional budgets, plans and strategies.
- Strengthening of health systems and human resource capacity, particularly in countries where the HIV epidemic has had a significant impact on the capacity to deliver health services.
- For more information, see the SRH/Health systems and services section of the HRC/Eldis Health Resource Guide: http://www.eldis.org/go/topics/resource-guides/ health/sexual-and-reproductive-health
- Reproductive health interventions: which ones work and what do they cost?
- ( V. Dayaratna; W. Winfrey; W. McGreevey; K. Hardee; J. Smith; E. Mumford; J. Sine; R. Berg / Policy Project, Futures Group, Washington , 2000)
- Recommended reading
- This paper, produced by the POLICY project, looks at the effectiveness and cost of different reproductive health care interventions, and asks what criteria governments can use to decide whether they w...
- HIV prevention in maternal health services: programming guide
- ( EngenderHealth , 2004)
- This guide, produced by EngenderHealth and UNFPA, aims to help public health policymakers, programme managers, and trainers address programming gaps in the prevention of HIV and other sexually transmi...
- Sexual and reproductive health and rights: a position paper
- ( Department for International Development, UK , 2004)
- Recommended reading
- In this paper, the UK Department for International Development (DFID) sets out its position on sexual and reproductive health and rights, reaffirming its commitment to realising the goals of the Inter...
