Policy Briefs – Reproductive and Sexual Health in a Public Health System

AR-006-0009

The policy briefs were created and published by SAHAJ (Society for Health Alternatives) in 2005 as a culmination of the work of the Women Centered Health Project (WCHP) in collaboration with the Public Health Department of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and the Royal Tropical Institute. The policy briefs in this set draw out the essence of the WCHP's experiences, learnings, and strategies from seven years of institutionalizing the gender perspective in the Public Health Department of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. Included in the set are policy briefs on:

1. "Integrating Sexual and Reproductive Health in Primary Health Care Services"
2. "Capacity Building of Male Multi Purpose Workers for Working with Men in Reproductive Health"
3. "Training for Communication Around Sexuality and Sexual Health"
4. "Implementation of Women-Friendly and Client Centred Information, Education, and Communication (IEC)"
5. "Simple Interventions to Improve Client-Provider Communication in Public Sector Health Facilities"
6. "Role of Counselling in Gynaecology Out-Patient Clinic"
7. "Developing Patients' Charter of rights and responsibilities - A Tool for Sensitising the Public Health System to Clients' Rights" Each policy brief contains the background, description, results, and recommendations arising from each intervention, translating the extensive work and findings of the WCHP to scalable policy suggestions.

2005

Society for Health Alternatives Papers

Policy Briefs – Reproductive and Sexual Health in a Public Health System