Investing in SRHR Saves Women's Lives

An Information Kit on MDG 5, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Supplies and the Funding Gap in Asia and the Pacific

 

 

10th Asia Pacific Alliance (APA) Conference and Meetings Report: Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for the MDGs: Priorities leading up to 2015 and beyond, 4-8 October 2010, Penang, Malaysia

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Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for the MDGs in Asia and the Pacific

Priorities leading up to 2015 and beyond

 

 

As 2010 marks the year of the adoption of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), representatives from NGOs, governments, donor and multilateral agencies active in Asia and the Pacific identified ways to scale up investments in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in the region to reach the MDGs and to move beyond. Below find the Summary and Highlights of the 10th Conference of the Asia Pacific Alliance (APA) held on 5 and 6 October in Penang, Malaysia.

The Youth Coalition launched three new factsheets highlighting the linkages between young people's sexual and reproductive rights and the MDGs, as they relate to HIV, Maternal Health and Comprehensive Sexuality Education. Go to Youth Coalition homepage and access YC Fact sheets on Young People and the MDGs.

Ranking the Rich: First Annual CGD/FP Commitment to Development Index

In a groundbreaking new ranking, Foreign Policy teamed up with the Center for Global Development to create the first annual CGD/FP Commitment to Development Index, which grades 21 rich nations on whether their aid, trade, migration, investment, peacekeeping, and environmental policies help or hurt poor nations. Find out why the Netherlands ranks first and why the world two largest aid givers the United States and Japan finish last.

FCI briefing cards on MDGs

FCI briefing cards on MDGs and SRH

Family Care International has produced briefing cards on the Millennium Development Goals and sexual and reproductive health to raise awareness among governments, NGOs and others of the importance of sexual and reproductive health for development and the contribution of sexual and reproductive health toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals. The cards are designed to provide clear, concise information on the links between sexual and reproductive health and the first seven MDGs. Each card also includes the commitments made by governments at prior international conferences, statistics, quotes, and key actions.

Access to Sexual & Reproductive Health Services is Key to the MDGs

US-based APA member, Population Action International argues the case for sexual & reproductive health, looking specifically at 6 of the 8 MDGs. The Fact Sheet includes a summary of major issues with country examples, and some key recommendations.

http://www.populationaction.org/Publications/Fact_Sheets/FS31/Summary.shtml

Adding it Up: The Benefits of SRH Care

Published by the Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI) and UNFPA, this report makes the case for increased funding for sexual and reproductive health services — particularly in resource-poor countries — by illustrating unusually broad societal and individual impact of investments in sexual and reproductive health.

Findings from the UN Millennium Project

The UN Millennium Project found that sexual and reproductive health is crucial for the achievement of the MDGs. Access to family planning services; safe motherhood; prevention efforts as well as treatment of sexual transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS; and the elimination of gender violence would improve the lives of the poor and spur economic and social development.

Media statements and several comprehensive background documents are available online.

http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/reports/srh_main.htm

Investing in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health: the Case for Asia and the Pacific

A new report calls for increased investment in the health of mothers and children in Asia and the Pacific. Authors of 'Investing in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health – the Case for Asia and the Pacific' warn that global financial and economic crisis must not derail investment in the world’s poorest region.