World Health Organization

We lead WHO’s work on sexual and reproductive health across the life course. This work includes HRP, the UN's Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction.

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24 July 2024

Departmental update

WHO releases new guidance to help countries integrate self-care within health care

11 July 2024

Departmental update

Joint UN statement calling for sexual and reproductive health and rights for all

3 July 2024

Departmental update

Vaccines to treat human papillomavirus could be a significant innovation in the fight against cervical cancer

16 May 2024

Departmental update

Sexual and reproductive health for all: 20 years of the Global Strategy

Events

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New Lancet Series: Maternal health in the perinatal period and beyond, Asia-Pacific Region

9 August 2024 07:00 – 18:30 UTC Time

Self-Care Month 2024

24 June – 24 July 2024

Family planning and Sexual and reproductive health priorities in the Asia-Pacific Region

20 June 2024 06:15 – 07:15 UTC Time

New Lancet Series: Maternal health in the perinatal period and beyond, Western Africa

3 June 2024 14:00 – 15:15 UTC Time

Opportunities

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22 July 2024

Call for experts

SRHR-UHC Learning by Sharing Portal Expert Review Group

13 June 2024

Expression of interest

HRP advisory bodies membership 2024

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Feature stories

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22 July 2024

Engaging health workers to help end female genital mutilation

16 May 2024

Solutions through storytelling: addressing the leading cause of maternal deaths

9 April 2024

Nicole Lee: Survivor and advocate for ending violence against women with disabilities

28 September 2023

Widening access to quality abortion care from the grassroots up

Publications

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WHO global research
priorities for sexually
transmitted infections

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are widespread globally and negatively affect sexual and reproductive health. Gaps in evidence and in available...

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Implementation of self-care interventions for health and well-being

Building upon the latest normative recommendations and good practice statements from the World Health Organization (WHO), this guidance includes key...

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WHO preferred product characteristics for therapeutic HPV vaccines

Therapeutic vaccines for human papillomavirus (HPV) are currently in development and could be an important new tool in the fight against cervical cancer....

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Global strategy

Reproductive health strategy to accelerate progress towards the attainment of international development goals and targets

Adopted by the 57th World Health Assembly in 2004, this strategy is intended for a broad audience of policy-makers within governments, international agencies,...

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