Oluwatobi Adu 
WHO-DG, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Director-General of the World Health Organization urges renewed global commitment to sexual and reproductive health rights amid mounting political and financial pressures.
In a statement on monday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns that access to care is shrinking while trust in science weakens, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected regions.
“We are living in a time when… rules bend and values feel negotiable,” he says, citing “denied care, dismissed science, disrupted services and rights reduced to rhetoric.”
He outlines three priorities: strengthening policy intelligence, deepening collaboration with governments and partners, and delivering evidence-based guidance.
The WHO highlights 2025 milestones, including new guidelines on postpartum haemorrhage, diabetes and sickle cell disease in pregnancy, and its first global infertility guideline.
Despite progress, the agency warns that funding gaps and political constraints threaten future gains, reaffirming partnerships with UNICEF, UNFPA and the World Bank.
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