SUMMARY :
At this time, we are at a unique juncture in history. We have a marvellous opportunity to develop global, national and community strategies to promote sexual health for the new century and millennium. This opportunity has been created by the fact that we are experiencing a new sexual revolution - the third of this past century. Much like its two predecessors, it is a revolution fuelled by incredible scientific advances, as well as dramatic social and economic change (Coleman, 2000).
The last major attempt at developing global strategies for promoting sexual health was fuelled by the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s. In 1975, the World Health Organization (WHO) produced a document Education and Treatment in Human Sexuality: The Training of Health Professionals. This historic document called upon societies around the world to develop the necessary sexuality education, counselling and therapy to promote sexual health and to provide the necessary training for health professionals. This document also served as a stimulus for the development of the field of sexology and sexual resources centres throughout the world.