Reproductive health is a means to sustainable development as well as a human right. Investments in reproductive health save and improve lives, slow the spread of HIV/AIDS and encourage gender equality. These in turn help to stabilize population growth and reduce poverty. Investments in reproductive health extend from the individual to the family, and from the family to the world.

Improving reproductive health is a broad strategy that includes programming in these key areas:

	Preventing HIV/AIDS
	Making Motherhood Safer
	Supporting Adolescents and Youth
	Promoting Gender Equality
	Assisting in Emergencies
	Securing Reproductive Health Supplies
	Preventing & Treating Fistula

This menu on the left address the main principles that cross-cut these more specific themes.

	Iranian Earthquake Survivors Face Continuing Health Emergency, UNFPA Warns
	UNFPA Initiative Raises Awareness of Fistula Cases in Sudan
	Arab Parliamentarians Urge Governments to Meet Reproductive Health Needs
	Obstetric Fistula is a Widespread Problem in South Asia, Says UNFPA
	Caribbean Reaffirms Commitment to Reproductive Health, Gender Equality
	Maternal Deaths Nearly Triple in Iraq, Survey Shows

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