# Global sexual health: Why communal knowledge about pleasure and well-being matters

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- Published: 2026-11-02T01:30:07+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-global-sexual-health-communal-knowledge.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/global-sexual-health-why-communal-knowledge-about-pleasure-and-well-be-022b73/

For decades, discussions and decisions about access to contraception, abortion, maternal health care, HIV prevention and treatment, comprehensive sexuality education, gender equity and protection from sexual violence have largely flowed in one direction: from the Global North to the Global South.

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