Investing in a life-course approach to health is essential to ensure that we promote a healthy start to life, meet the health needs of our citizens throughout all their stages of life, and accomplish the goal of improved health and well-being for all. In this regard, sexual and reproductive health becomes a critical aspect of the life-course approach to health for all as it provides opportunities, from preconception to transitional life phases, for early investment in health promotion and disease prevention.

A Life-course Approach to Sexual and Reproductive Health