Governance
Structure and governance
The Department of Reproductive Health and Research enjoys a unique structure within WHO. It combines the UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP) with a Programme Development in Reproductive Health (PDRH) component. This combination is highly effective in ensuring high-quality, independent and targeted research is translated into tanglible tools and recommendations for countries aiming to address issues of sexual and reproductive ill-health. The PDRH component is governed by the World Health Assembly which is the decision-making body for WHO and HRP is governed by its Policy and Coordination Committee.
Key documents on governance
Strategic plan and budget
The Department of Reproductive Health and Research opearates under a six-year Programme of Work, covering the period 2010-2015. This Programme of work outlines the issues and challenges in reproductive health today and presents a strategy for WHO's response. This document was developed after extensive consultation with WHO country and regional offices, our partners in reproductive health, national governments and other relevant stakeholders.
A Programme Budget is prepared for each biennium, based on the overall directions and objectives outlined in the above 6-year strategy document. The budget, which includes explicit prioritization, indicates what can be accomplished at the different levels of funding and includes concrete indicators that will be used to monitor progress and our performance.
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WHO’s strategic vision in sexual and reproductive health and rights
Business Plan 2010–2015 (26 pages, pdf 962kb) - RHR Medium-term Strategic Plan for 2010–2015 and Programme Budget for 2010–2011
- HRP Medium-term Strategic Plan for 2010–2015 and Programme Budget for 2010–2011
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Summary Medium-term. Programme of Work 2004-2009
pdf, 186kb
Biennial Report - Biennial Technical Report
- Biennial technical report 2009–2010
- Biennial Report 2008-2009
- Biennial Technical Report 2007-2008
- Biennial Report 2006-2007
- Biennial Report 2004-2005
Progress report – Reproductive health strategy – to accelerate progress towards the attainment of international development goals and targets
The report summarizes issues related to the WHO Global Reproductive Health Strategy and its implementation of operationalization. It is not meant to provide a quantitative assessment of the status of sexual and reproductive health in all countries. The regional and country offices of WHO collaborated with the respective ministries of health to collect information which was analysed and reported to the World Health Assembly in 2010.
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English
2010, 12 pages
Accelerating progress towards the attainment of international reproductive health goals: a framework for implementing the WHO Global Reproductive Health Strategy
This document provides a framework for implementing the WHO reproductive health strategy, focusing on the following action areas : strengthening health systems capacity; improving information for priority-setting; mobilizing political will; creating supportive legislative and regulatory frameworks; and strengthening monitoring, evaluation and accountability. For each of the key action areas, detailed actions are suggested for implementation at policy and programme levels.
Reproductive Health Strategy
This strategy is the World Health Organization’s first global strategy on sexual and reproductive health.
It was adopted by the 57th World Health Assembly (WHA) in May 2004. A
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Full text of strategy
2004, 36 pages
