Understanding and addressing the specific health risks and needs adolescents face today is key to improving their future health, as well as for broader social and economic stability.
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24 August 2025
Abortion care guideline, 2nd ed
The objective of this guideline is to present the complete set of all WHO recommendations and best practice statements relating to abortion. While legal,...
7 August 2025
Compendium on respectful maternal and newborn care
The compendium supports efforts to end mistreatment and achieve respectful maternal and newborn care, marking a decade since the WHO’s 2014 statement...
21 July 2025
Impact of contraceptive use on women’s health and socioeconomic status: evidence brief
In 2022, an estimated 874 million women of reproductive age (15–49 years) were using a modern method of contraception, reflecting the widespread...
Global strategy
21 May 2004
Reproductive health strategy to accelerate progress towards the attainment of international development...
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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