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1. Introduction
1. Introduction
At the international level the reproductive health is regarded as one of the most important components for an appropriate human development. It determines the general health of the population, the prosperity and development of all countries. A healthy reproductive behavior ensures a positive impact on the future generations.
An efficient family planning reduces the number of unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions, prevents the mortality and pregnancy-induced morbidity, reduces the incidence of sexually transmitted infections, including the HIV/AIDS infection, protects the teenagers’ health and is one of the most cost-efficient means of improving the health and well-being of women, men, young people and the entire community.
Over the past years a series of measures have been taken in the Republic of Moldova in order to improve the reproductive health. The legislative basis on reproductive health was developed, and several national programs were launched. Thanks to the international assistance, collaboration and partnership of the civil society and public organizations, the reproductive health care providers were trained, and several informative and educational programs aimed at ensuring a safe and responsible sexual-reproductive behavior were carried out.
However, the reproductive health in Moldova is still much below the current possibilities and demands. The maternal, perinatal and infant mortality exceeds the level of the developed countries. The population’s access to family planning services is limited. The incidence of sexually transmitted infections has reached alarming levels. With the intensification of the emigration process and an increasing infertility level as a background, the birth rate has severely decreased. Teenagers’ right to education and reproductive health services is not fully provided. Abortion is still used pretty often as a family planning method, often being accompanied by high risks that worsen the reproductive health even more. The consequences of domestic violence, sexual abuse and trafficking in human beings are still not fully estimated. The level of the genital and breast cancer is continuously increasing, turning into a huge medical and social problem. The sexual problems of men and the elderly are disregarded.
The present Strategy initiates for the first time a set of long-term measures, designed to substantially improve the reproductive health within the country. With the development and approval of the present Strategy, Moldova lines up to the reproductive health recommendations of World Health Organization and United Nations.
The present Strategy has been developed in full agreement with the existent national concepts, strategies, programs, and projects on public health, social assistance, education, youth, human rights, fighting domestic violence, sexual abuse and trafficking in human beings.