Sexual and reproductive health and rights in changing health systems

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2015

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Routledge

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UHC’s attractiveness derives from its affirmation of the right to health. However, the assumption that universality will automatically result in equity on the path to Universal Health Care (UHC) is not valid. As well, reaching equity, quality, and accountability in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services on the path to UHC is fundamentally a matter of respecting, protecting and fulfilling the human rights of girls and women. The paper argues that achieving equity on the UHC path will require a combination of system improvements and services that benefit all, paying particular attention to gender inequalities and the poor.

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WOMEN'S HEALTH, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM, ACCOUNTABILITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE, GENDER MAINSTREAMING, GENDER DISCRIMINATION, HEALTH SYSTEM, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, HEALTH PRIORITIES

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Sen, G., & Govender, V. (2015). Sexual and reproductive health and rights in changing health systems. Global Public Health, 10(2), 228-242. doi:10.1080/17441692.2014.986161

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/53988

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