One of the key elements of the programme of action is its emphasis on reproductive rights and health. Exercise of reproductive rights includes having access to family planning information and services.
Family planning contributes both to reproductive and sexual health and to maternal and child health.
Experience over the past two decades has shown that family programmes best respond to users needs when they are integrated with broader health initiatives within the primary health care context. Experience also shows that women with a full and free choice in the matter of family size tend to have fewer children, and can keep them healthier and better educated. The information below is based on their responses. Operationalizing reproductive health Since the ICPD, many countries have organized workshops or seminars for planners and health workers on the reproductive health approach and its implications for their national population programmes. In addition, national medical associations have organized forums or symposiums on how to put the concept of reproductive health into operation in their countries.