A Measure of the Future: Women's sexual and reproductive risk index for the Pacific 2009

Family Planning International, in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community and Population Action International, has produced a resource called A Measure of the Future, women’s sexual and reproductive risk index for the Pacific.

The reproductive risk index (RRI) in A Measure of the Future ranks 21 of the 22 Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) according to ten key sexual and reproductive health and rights indicators. In doing so, the RRI provides a comprehensive overview of the sexual and reproductive health and rights environments in individual PICTs, how these compare to each other, and combines them to build a clear regional picture of sexual and reproductive health and rights.

The report is intended to advance Pacific policy makers’ and sexual and reproductive health and rights advocates’ understanding of the current challenges to sexual and reproductive health and rights in individual PICTs and in the region as a whole.

It also enables them to identify policy and research gaps and develop and implement effective evidence-based sexual and reproductive health and rights policies – particularly for women.

A Measure of the Future offers a range of solutions for ensuring that sexual and reproductive health and rights become a reality for all Pacific Island women.

Download the report here.