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Suggest the aspects of reproductive health which need to be given special attention in the present scenario.

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Special attention needs to be given to the following aspects

(i) Educating people (staring from age group above 12 years) about reproductive system, processes and practices and importance of safe and responsible sex.

(ii) Education about harmful sexual practices, unwanted pregnancy, unsafe abortion, reproductive tract infections (STDs) and cancers, gender based responsibilities and gender equality in making decisions about sex and procreation, etc.

(iii) Establishing proper systems of education, counselling, prevention,detection and management of health problems, care and rehabilitation and ensuring easy accessibility of appropriate services.

(iv) Establishing appropriate systems to address issues like poverty,gender and other forms of inequity, social injustice, as reproductive health is directly related to these issues.

(v) Effective and accessible health care for women during pregnancy and childbirth to provide the best chance for a healthy mother and infant.

(vi) Making policies and practices of population growth control workable and inclusive so that people have access to safe, effective and affordable contraception but they have the right to decide when and which one they adopt.


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