Tewodros Melesse: an architect of sexual and reproductive health

Abstract

Angella Githere-Langat, a colleague at IPPF Africa, explains how “His approach acknowledges that ‘Access' is the gateway to holistic sexual and reproductive health services that include family planning, comprehensive abortion care, HIV and AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support, and youth friendly services”. For those of us working in family planning and sexual reproductive health and rights, we are the ones who are pro-life because we care about life—the lives of women, children, and families”, he told The Lancet. Melesse envisages the ICPD agenda will be merged with climate change, and possibly the MDGs, and hopes to see a focused and integrated document that can then act as an advocacy and financing framework.