Pascale Allotey

Quotes

• “Despite a challenging legal and policy environment that exists around SRH in many countries, I have the privilege, as director of SRH/HRP at WHO to work with an amazing team that continues to generate new knowledge, provide evidence- backed guidance and work with dedicated professionals in partner countries and organizations to contribute to supporting SRHR.”
• “We should live in a world in which the productive years, right from childhood, hold boundless opportunities for all. This includes the option to be reproductive at an age when the choice can be autonomous, with an expectation to prevent unwanted pregnancies, survive and thrive through a desired pregnancy, childbirth, parenthood, and beyond, with access to high quality, patient-centered promotive, preventive, and curative care.”
• “The need to put the S back in sexual and reproductive health comes out of the unfortunate politicization of our work because there is such a strong and increasing resistance to SRHR. Reproduction does not occur without sex, and sex occurs much more frequently for reasons other than reproduction – what a revelation! It stands to reason that we have to ensure that this major part of our lives is safe, consensual, healthy, and fulfilling for all.”
• “Gender inequalities prevent women and girls from practicing safer sex, limits their use of contraceptives, increases their risk of acquiring STIs including HIV, and underpins violence and harmful practices. Gender inequalities intersect with other socioeconomic inequalities and discrimination on the basis of class, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, among others to shape inequities in SRH outcomes.”

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