Number of public institutions running policies, programmes and projects aimed at sexual and reproductive health care, with an approach grounded in the protection of sexual and reproductive rights.
Definition:
Number of public institutions at the national level that are currently running policies, programmes and projects aimed at sexual and reproductive health care, with an approach grounded in the protection of sexual and reproductive rights.
Notes:
It should be specified whether regional, provincial and / or local institutions are included, in addition to national ones.
More information on the concept of sexual and reproductive health can be found in the glossary.
Type
Quantitative
Priority Measures
D.34 - Policies for the exercise of sexual rights
34
Promote policies that enable persons to exercise their sexual rights, which embrace the right to a safe and full sex life, as well as the right to take free, informed, voluntary and responsible decisions on their sexuality, sexual orientation and gender identity, without coercion, discrimination or violence, and that guarantee the right to information and the means necessary for their sexual health and reproductive health.
D.35 - Access to information
35
Review legislation, standards and practices that restrict access to sexual and reproductive health services, including the provision of comprehensive user-friendly services for adolescents and youth, and guarantee access to full information on all of the service options available to all persons, without any form of discrimination, in order to ensure that the highest international standards of protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms are met in the region.
D.36 - Eradicate discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
36
Design policies and programmes to eradicate discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in the exercise of sexual rights and the manifestations thereof.
D.37 - Universal access to quality sexual and reproductive health services
37
Guarantee universal access to good-quality sexual health and reproductive health services, bearing in mind the specific needs of men and women, adolescents and young people, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, older persons and persons with disabilities, with special attention to vulnerable persons, persons living in rural and remote areas and to the promotion of citizen participation in the follow-up to commitments.
D.46 - Resources for universal access to sexual and reproductive health
46
Guarantee sufficient financial, human and technological resources in order to provide universal access to sexual health care and reproductive health care for all women, men, adolescents, young people, older persons and persons with disabilities without any form of discrimination.
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