Question

What is meant by a reproductively healthy society? List two measures to develop such a society.

Answer 1

Hint: Different types of people are found in a particular society. The wellbeing of their social, physical and emotional health is covered in reproductive health.

Complete answer:
Reproductively healthy society includes people having physically and functionally healthy reproductive organs. They have normal behavioural and emotional interaction in sex-related matters. Sexually transmitted diseases in such societies are kept away and if they are present then they are treated in a proper manner by decreasing their chances of transmission.
India was the first country in the world to initiate a ‘Family Planning’ programme in 1951. These days several other programmes like Reproductive and Child Health Care (RCH) programmes have been developed which are dedicated to the maintenance of reproductive health of the society.
To develop a reproductively healthy society different measure are taken like:
Educating people about the importance of a small family and the available methods by which they can achieve a small family by the use of birth control methods.
Educating people about the Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), importance of safe sex, reproductive hygiene.

Additional information: Audio-visual and print media are used to make people aware about the sex related problems and there solutions.
Sex education in school was started to educate young people about different topics that come under reproductive health so that they would know what truth is and what is a myth.
Most of the programmes that come under reproductive health programs also provide medical help during pregnancy, delivery, provide maternal and natal care, medical help in sexually transmitted diseases, menstrual problems, abortions and infertility.

Note: New discoveries are being made now and then that help to find better methods which can help to maintain a reproductively healthy society free from STDs and people having better and efficient personal health and life.