The Commission
The Guttmacher-Lancet Commission’s report lays out the scope of the unfinished sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) agenda; articulates a bold and evidence-based vision for SRHR that is grounded in human rights; provides an integrated, new definition of SRHR to guide this vision; and recommends a comprehensive package of essential SRHR interventions, going beyond the commonly recognized components of sexual and reproductive health. The report also highlights the benefits of investing in SRHR, not just from a health perspective, but also in terms of broader social and economic development.
The Commission consists of 16 commissioners from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North and South America, with multidisciplinary expertise and experience in a broad range of SRHR issues. From 2016 to 2018, the Commission held numerous consultations and synthesized available evidence with the support of researchers at the Guttmacher Institute, the African Population and Health Research Center and other organizations affiliated with several of the commissioners. The Advisory Group for the Commission consists of 23 representatives from sexual and reproductive health and rights, global health, and funding organizations who provided valuable feedback on the report and its recommendations.
Commissioners
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Ann M StarrsGuttmacher Institute • New York, NY, USA
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Alex C EzehUniversity of the Witwatersrand • Johannesburg, South Africa
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Gary BarkerPromundo • Washington, DC, USA
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Alaka BasuCornell University • Ithaca, NY, USA
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Jane T BertrandTulane University • New Orleans, LA, USA
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Robert BlumJohns Hopkins University • Baltimore, MD, USA
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Awa M Coll-SeckGovernment of Senegal • Dakar, Senegal
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Anand GroverLawyers Collective • Delhi, India
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Laura LaskiEarly Signal Foundation • New York, NY, USA
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Mónica RoaIndependent Consultant
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Zeba A SatharPopulation Council • Islamabad, Pakistan
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Lale SayWorld Health Organization • Geneva, Switzerland
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Gamal I SerourAl Azhar University • Cairo, Egypt
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Susheela SinghGuttmacher Institute • New York, NY, USA
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Karin StenbergWorld Health Organization • Geneva, Switzerland
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Marleen TemmermanAga Khan University • Nairobi, Kenya
Acknowledgements
The full report was published in The Lancet in May 2018 and was made possible by support to the Guttmacher Institute from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UK Aid from the UK Government, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, and The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. The findings and conclusions in the report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect positions and policies of the donors.
The full Commission report is available on The Lancet website.