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margin-bottom: 4" dir="ltr"> <a href="index.html"><font color="#993333">Gender and reproductive rights</font></a></div></td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="741"> <tr> <td width="142" valign="top" bgcolor="#6BA2CC"> <div class="nav5"> <ul> <li><a href="capacitybuilding.html">Capacity building</a> </li> <li><a href="gender.html">Gender-based differences</a></li> <li><a href="hrtools.html">Human Rights tool</a></li> <li><a href="sexualhealth.html">Sexual health</a></li> <li> <a href="glossary.html">Glossary</a></li> </ul> <p>Resources</p> <ul> <li> <a href="/web/20090726150133/http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/publications/gender.html">Publications &documents</a></li> <li> <a href="links.html">Useful links</a> </li> </ul> <p>Related topics</p> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20090726150133/http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/fgm/index.html">FGM/Harmful practices</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20090726150133/http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/adolescent/index.html">Sexual & reproductive health of adolescents</a></li> </ul> <p> Related WHO site<ul> <li><a target="_blank" href="/web/20090726150133/http://www.who.int/gender/en/">Gender women & health</a></li> </ul> </div><p> </td> <td width="13"></td> <td width="433" valign="top" style="border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1; padding-right: 6; " bordercolor="#808080"><div class="page2"> <p dir="ltr">Reproductive rights<b> </b>rest on the recognition of the basic right of all couples and individuals to decide freely and responsibly the number, spacing and timing of their children and to have the<p align="center" style="margin-top: 15; margin-bottom: 0" dir="ltr"> <img border="0" src="/web/20090726150133im_/http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/gender/images/g4.jpg" style="color: #FF9933" alt="adolescent couple" align="center" width="96" height="85">  <img border="0" src="/web/20090726150133im_/http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/gender/images/fp2.jpg" style="color: #333399" alt="woman holding her baby" align="center" width="95" height="85">  <img border="0" src="/web/20090726150133im_/http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/gender/images/g3.jpg" style="color: #FFCCCC" alt="man holding his child" align="center" width="93" height="85"></p> <p align="left" style="margin-top: 10; margin-right:3" dir="ltr"> information and means to do so, and the right to attain the highest standard of sexual and reproductive health. They also include the right of all to make decisions concerning reproduction free of discrimination, coercion and violence</p> <p>  </p> <p> <b> <font size="2">Developing tools to help countries</font></b></p> <p align="left" style="margin-top: 10; margin-bottom: 0; margin-right:3"> <a href="/web/20090726150133/http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/publications/transforming_healthsystems_gender/index.html"> <img border="0" src="/web/20090726150133im_/http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/gender/images/gender_cd.gif" align="left" hspace="5" width="160" height="116"></a>A training resource for health trainers to use with health managers, planners, policy-makers and others with responsibilities in reproductive health. </p> <p style="margin-top: 7; margin-bottom:0"> <a href="/web/20090726150133/http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/publications/transforming_healthsystems_gender/index.html"> More information/full text</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 1; margin-left:170; margin-bottom:0"> <a href="/web/20090726150133/http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/publications/how_to_order.htm"> how to order</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 1; margin-left:170; margin-bottom:0"> <a target="_blank" href="/web/20090726150133/http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/publications/es/transforming_healthsystems_gender/index.html">espa駉l</a> | <a href="/web/20090726150133/http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/publications/ru/transforming_healthsystems/gender_rights_ru.pdf">РУССКИЙ</a> | Chinese</p> <p style="margin-top: 1; margin-left:170; "> The French version will be available by the end of 2007.</p> <p style="margin-top: 1; margin-bottom:18">  </p> <font size="7"> <p dir="ltr"> <a target="_blank" href="/web/20090726150133/http://www.who.int/bookorders/anglais/detart1.jsp?sesslan=1&codlan=1&codcol=52&codcch=104"> <img border="0" src="/web/20090726150133im_/http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/gender/images/wpro.jpg" align="left" hspace="3" width="100" height="149"></a><b><font color="#FF9933">NEW<br> </font>Gender and rights in reproductive and maternal health: manual for a learning workshop</b><p>This manual is intended for use in facilitating a 6-day workshop on gender and rights in reproductive and maternal health for health managers, policy-makers and others with responsibilities in reproductive health. Other stakeholders working on advocacy and policy and programme change in reproductive health, such as nongovernmental organizations and international partners may also find it useful. Although designed as a stand-alone course, it could be integrated with pre- or in-service programmes on health systems, rights and gender.  <br> <a target="_blank" href="/web/20090726150133/http://www.who.int/bookorders/anglais/detart1.jsp?sesslan=1&codlan=1&codcol=52&codcch=104"> How to order</a><p> <p> <p><a href="photo_credits.html">photo credits</a><p></font></div> </div></td> <td width="6"> </td> <td width="147" valign="top"><div class="page2"> <p> <b><span lang="en-gb">E</span>ntre nous</b> - The European magazine for sexual and reproductive health (WHO Regional Office for Europe & UNFPA)</p> <p> <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090726150133/http://www.euro.who.int/document/ens/en66.pdf"> <img border="0" src="/web/20090726150133im_/http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/gender/images/entrenous.jpg" width="100" height="141"></a></p> <p> <font color="#6699CC"> <b>Issue No. 66 - 2007</b></font></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 1px">This issue explores the relationship between gender and sexual and reproductive health, focusing on the challenges presented by gender inequity and inequality in sexual and reproductive health and emphasizing the importance of achieving gender equality for positive sexual and reproductive health outcomes. <p style="margin-top: 1px"> <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090726150133/http://www.euro.who.int/document/ens/en66.pdf"> 32 pages (pdf 1Mb)</a></html>

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