title: Reproductive health: towards a brighter future.
abstract: In 1972 the World Health Organization initiated the Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction. Now cosponsored by the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Population Fund, the World Bank and WHO, the Programme has become the main instrument of research in reproductive health in the United Nations system. The progress that has been made, and the prospects for the future, are reviewed below.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Diczfalusy
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Fathalla
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kessler
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barzelatto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sadik
authors.forename: F T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Sai
mesh_terms: D003267:Contraception / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003906:Developing Countries; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D011158:Population Growth; D012098:Reproduction; D012106:Research; D012109:Research Support as Topic