By the end of the workshop the participants should be able to:   Appreciate the broad framework governing reproductive health, giving attention to the social dynamics and interactions contributing to poor health.     Define the meaning, scope and content of reproductive health as applied to the Arab countries.     Demonstrate an understanding of the proximate and underlying determinants of some aspects of reproductive health.     Understand the value, limitations and potential uses of existing information on reproductive health and introduce some principles for further analysis.     Appreciate the difficulties and potential for the collection of new population- based information on reproductive health.     Demonstrate familiarity with the methods used to assess the functioning, quality and effect of various reproductive health services.     Identify missing elements in social policy and service provision with a view to improve existing programs and develop new interventions.