Promoting Reproductive Security in Developing Countries provides a
comprehensive approach to developing and implementing reproductive
health programs in the developing world. It fills a major gap in the
literature by responding to the global need for a detailed guide to
comprehensive reproductive health services. Promoting Reproductive
Security in Developing Countries furnishes an innovative conceptual
model - reproductive security - and offers an in-depth analysis of major
reproductive health issues.
An important contribution of the book is that it is oriented to the
needs and challenges of the district health manager, usually the working
level of service delivery in most developing countries. This book will
equip users to assess the local context, craft an appropriate
reproductive health strategy, and implement an effective program.
Promoting Reproductive Security in Developing Countries discusses
subjects such as:
* providing high quality family planning services;
* reducing maternal death and illness;
* combating sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS; and
* reducing sexual violence against women and families.
The need for skilled, dedicated professionals is great. Those who choose
to pursue the discipline are promised an endlessly rewarding and
absorbing profession that will touch upon the most intimate aspects of
life while reverberating globally. This book will be of great interest
to public health professionals on both a local and global level,
international policy makers, and relief workers.
