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Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa [electronic resource] / by Nana K. Poku.

By: Poku, Nana K [author.]Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service)Material type: Text

TextSeries: Global Research in Gender, Sexuality and HealthPublisher: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2020Edition: 1st ed. 2020Description: IX, 125 p. online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789811585029Subject(s): Gender identity | Social medicine | Medicine | Gender and Sexuality | Medical Sociology | Medicine/Public Health, generalAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 305.3 LOC classification: HQ12-449Online resources: Click here to access online

Contents:

Introduction: Sexual and reproductive health and the human condition -- Chapter 1: The principle of Sexual and Reproductive Health and why it is central to broad advancements in human health and development in sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 2: Sexual and reproductive health as rights -- Chapter 3: Sexual and reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa: normative developments, contexts and issues -- Chapter 4: Challenges, Progress and Prospect.

In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: This book provides a clear and detailed examination of why it is so difficult to secure comprehensive political engagement and actionable, effective policy on sexual and reproductive health rights in sub-Saharan Africa. In an engaging analysis, Nana Poku employs expert knowledge to examine the prospects for large-scale improvements. He explores not only the full range of normative sensitivities, but also conceptual misunderstandings, legal difficulties and complex challenges of securing and maintaining adequate funding while AIDS remains a pandemic in the region. Up-to-date, succinct yet highly detailed, lucid and compelling in its diagnoses of highly complex issues, this book is a valuable, accessible study of a topic that is regional in focus but with clear global implications.

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This book provides a clear and detailed examination of why it is so difficult to secure comprehensive political engagement and actionable, effective policy on sexual and reproductive health rights in sub-Saharan Africa. In an engaging analysis, Nana Poku employs expert knowledge to examine the prospects for large-scale improvements. He explores not only the full range of normative sensitivities, but also conceptual misunderstandings, legal difficulties and complex challenges of securing and maintaining adequate funding while AIDS remains a pandemic in the region. Up-to-date, succinct yet highly detailed, lucid and compelling in its diagnoses of highly complex issues, this book is a valuable, accessible study of a topic that is regional in focus but with clear global implications.