National Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Policy of Suriname 2020-2030

The basis and mandate of the National Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Policy is drawn from our constitution which states that every citizen is entitled to fundamental rights and freedom. The Constitution of Suriname recognizes that “Everyone has a right to health, it being the duty of the State to promote general health care by systematic improvement of living and working conditions and the dissemination of information on health protection.” (Article 36) The right to good health includes sexual and reproductive health, which is defined as ‘the state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, in all matters related to the reproductive system and to its functions and processes’ (Program of Action (PoA), International Conference on Population and Development, 1994).