Reproductive health (RH) problemsaccount for a significant part of the burden of diseasesuffered by poor people in developing countries. Poor womenand men are more afflicted with RH problems and often lackaccess to minimal RH care even when average levels of RH inthe country are good. Many RH problems are mostcost-effectively managed by prevention - serious problemsare costly and very difficult to solve once manifest. Thisarticle covers the types of interventions needed to sustainreproductive health including increasing girls'education, preventing and managing sexually transmitteddisease, providing contraception to avoid abortion,improving pre-natal and delivery care, increasing the numberof skilled providers of health care, post-abortion care,bolstering maternal health services, and reducing practicesthat increase reproductive health risks such as unsafe sex,female genital mutilation, and domestic violence.
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