Frequently asked questions
Q. What is reproductive and sexual health and rights?
A. The reproductive and sexual health refers to the overall health status of a person. It is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of diseases or infirmity, in all matters it is related to reproductive system and its function and processes. Reproductive health and sexual rights mean the ability to have a satisfying and safe sex life, the freedom to decide if, when and how often to reproduce. The reproductive rights is to be informed and have access to safe, effective and affordable methods of family planning and right to have access to appropriate health care services.
Q. What purpose does this Observatory serve?
A. The overall purpose of this observatory to create a communication and information sharing platform for activists, alliances, organisations, practitioners of reproductive health with grassroots reality through stories, case studies, health service and their access and the quality of health care available at the community level which would be shared by community groups, community leaders, activists working in the community to take forward issues that do not get reflected and tend to be overlooked as not very important. This platform would like to bring together diverse groups and individuals who share a common interest and passion for bringing change in reproductive health and rights of the most marginalised communities, especially women.
Q. Who will this Observatory help?
A. The Observatory will help grassroots level organisations to share the evidences, stories, case studies which often do not get reported. This will help and support the actions and interventions by creating an interface for sharing experiences of the most marginalised communities, individuals and women in particular, with associations, networks, policy planners, programme implementer's, researchers, at the national as well as international level. This will be a small step to connect with grassroots civil society institutions, leaders, activists and the most marginalised and give a perspective to the voices of most marginalised.
Q. What are the key issues included in the Observatory website?
A. The three core issues reflected in this website is; a. Maternal Health; b. Family Planning; c. Abortion; d. Other Reproductive through the lens of availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality of services and care.
Q. What kind of information is available in RHO?
A. The Observatory is divided into four thematic issues of maternal health, family planning, abortion and other reproductive health issues and within these it has tried to through a justice lens focussed on whether health care is available, accessible, acceptable and also looks at the issue of quality within health care service. Our focus will also try to make space for national policy, programmes, schemes related to health announced by the government both national as well as the state, announcements, progress reports, research results, news (from- portals/listserv/news),intervention related results, news (from organisational information) advocacy action related news, community level experiences in accessing services, case-studies, state level stories, community resource persons, information on announcements about events, research, survey results,(from portals/listserv/news) and allied information which is important to inform the interested and relevant stakeholders
Q. Where does the news come from?
A. We depend on our state level community partners, allies, and anyone who is interested to share stories from the field on the related issues. The RHO team will also collect, collate and analyse news and information from news papers, secondary sources, websites, organisational portals, list-serves, emails, government websites, blogs, etc. and try to include it in the website. However our focus is to be to support community activists to scrutinise, monitor, reflect their stories of those marginalised women who have struggled in availing services, as well as those best practices which have supported women to strengthen and avail good quality health services.
R. Could we share our stories and issues in the RHO?
Q. YES, our focus is to be the voice of every individual from every corner of India, as this website is your voice and your observation. If you have any stories, case studies, innovative actions, new methods, and toolkit, you could share the link or the resource with us at [email protected] and we will definitely upload it in the website for policy planners, activists, academicians, practitioners and grassroots activists.
Q. How do we put it across in the RHO?
A. The information that are shared by individuals, organisations, community workers, etc. will put under four thematic areas maternal health, family planning, abortion and other health issues with the perspective of accessibility, availability, acceptability and quality of care.
Q. Will the RHO provide responses on the key thematic issues on maternal health, abortion, family planning and other reproductive health issues?
A. The RHO will provide information on the key thematic issues of maternal health, family planning, abortion and other reproductive health issues and its related information. Please share your feedback and your queries (Please go to Reach Us > Your Queries/Feedback) page of the website) and we will definitely respond to those through our panel of experts.
Q. Can we write editorial pieces?
A. The reproductive health right practitioners can provide editorials and opinions for the RHO, and taking the issue and its importance we will definitely include it in the website
A. The reproductive and sexual health refers to the overall health status of a person. It is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of diseases or infirmity, in all matters it is related to reproductive system and its function and processes. Reproductive health and sexual rights mean the ability to have a satisfying and safe sex life, the freedom to decide if, when and how often to reproduce. The reproductive rights is to be informed and have access to safe, effective and affordable methods of family planning and right to have access to appropriate health care services.
Q. What purpose does this Observatory serve?
A. The overall purpose of this observatory to create a communication and information sharing platform for activists, alliances, organisations, practitioners of reproductive health with grassroots reality through stories, case studies, health service and their access and the quality of health care available at the community level which would be shared by community groups, community leaders, activists working in the community to take forward issues that do not get reflected and tend to be overlooked as not very important. This platform would like to bring together diverse groups and individuals who share a common interest and passion for bringing change in reproductive health and rights of the most marginalised communities, especially women.
Q. Who will this Observatory help?
A. The Observatory will help grassroots level organisations to share the evidences, stories, case studies which often do not get reported. This will help and support the actions and interventions by creating an interface for sharing experiences of the most marginalised communities, individuals and women in particular, with associations, networks, policy planners, programme implementer's, researchers, at the national as well as international level. This will be a small step to connect with grassroots civil society institutions, leaders, activists and the most marginalised and give a perspective to the voices of most marginalised.
Q. What are the key issues included in the Observatory website?
A. The three core issues reflected in this website is; a. Maternal Health; b. Family Planning; c. Abortion; d. Other Reproductive through the lens of availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality of services and care.
Q. What kind of information is available in RHO?
A. The Observatory is divided into four thematic issues of maternal health, family planning, abortion and other reproductive health issues and within these it has tried to through a justice lens focussed on whether health care is available, accessible, acceptable and also looks at the issue of quality within health care service. Our focus will also try to make space for national policy, programmes, schemes related to health announced by the government both national as well as the state, announcements, progress reports, research results, news (from- portals/listserv/news),intervention related results, news (from organisational information) advocacy action related news, community level experiences in accessing services, case-studies, state level stories, community resource persons, information on announcements about events, research, survey results,(from portals/listserv/news) and allied information which is important to inform the interested and relevant stakeholders
Q. Where does the news come from?
A. We depend on our state level community partners, allies, and anyone who is interested to share stories from the field on the related issues. The RHO team will also collect, collate and analyse news and information from news papers, secondary sources, websites, organisational portals, list-serves, emails, government websites, blogs, etc. and try to include it in the website. However our focus is to be to support community activists to scrutinise, monitor, reflect their stories of those marginalised women who have struggled in availing services, as well as those best practices which have supported women to strengthen and avail good quality health services.
R. Could we share our stories and issues in the RHO?
Q. YES, our focus is to be the voice of every individual from every corner of India, as this website is your voice and your observation. If you have any stories, case studies, innovative actions, new methods, and toolkit, you could share the link or the resource with us at [email protected] and we will definitely upload it in the website for policy planners, activists, academicians, practitioners and grassroots activists.
Q. How do we put it across in the RHO?
A. The information that are shared by individuals, organisations, community workers, etc. will put under four thematic areas maternal health, family planning, abortion and other health issues with the perspective of accessibility, availability, acceptability and quality of care.
Q. Will the RHO provide responses on the key thematic issues on maternal health, abortion, family planning and other reproductive health issues?
A. The RHO will provide information on the key thematic issues of maternal health, family planning, abortion and other reproductive health issues and its related information. Please share your feedback and your queries (Please go to Reach Us > Your Queries/Feedback) page of the website) and we will definitely respond to those through our panel of experts.
Q. Can we write editorial pieces?
A. The reproductive health right practitioners can provide editorials and opinions for the RHO, and taking the issue and its importance we will definitely include it in the website