1993–2009
reproductive
health matters
international publications
Reproductive Health Matters (RHM) is an independent charity, producing in-depth publications on reproductive and sexual health and rights for an
international, multi-disciplinary audience. Our publications are available in print and on the web by subscription in all developed countries and are
distributed free to developing country institutions and organisations. The RHM journal is produced twice yearly in English and in seven other languages
in translation. RHM also organises international workshops on new, controversial and neglected issues of importance to the field. All of this has been
made possible by generous grants from foundations and governments.
aims and scope
- to promote laws, policies, research and services that meet women's reproductive health needs and support women's right to decide whether, when and how to have children
- to examine experiences, values, information and issues from the point of view of the women whose lives are affected
- to motivate improvements in policy, services and practice to women's benefit
- to inspire new thinking and action in the field.
rhm's work is by and for
- women's health and rights advocates
- health service providers, including obstetrician-gynaecologists and other clinicians, midwives and nurses, family planning providers and associations, HIV counselling and treatment providers, and counsellors
- health policymakers, ministries and health departments, including maternal and child health, sexual and reproductive health, family planning and STIs/HIV/AIDS
- national and international professional associations
- international agencies and donors, including United Nations agencies
- NGOs and other civil society organisations focusing on health, population, development and human rights
- social science and biomedical researchers and scientists
- academics and their students in law, medicine, demography and public health
- university and post-graduate education and training courses for sexual and reproductive health professionals
- university and other libraries and resource centres
- journalists, newspapers, newsletters, journals and magazines, and
- those in related fields with an interest in women's health
