Gender
KCs report what life is like for women facing gender-based discrimination and violence, some of whom are also living with HIV, TB and other serious health issues. Stories range from women rebuilding their lives and their sexual and reproductive health after suffering rape and violence to mothers who have experienced and overcome stigma and abandonment after developing complications during childbirth, such as fistula.
KCS also highlight the impact violence and discrimination have on transgenders, gay men, lesbians and men who have sex with men by telling individual stories of struggle and empowerment and by documenting grassroots campaigns and community activities.
The hidden epidemic of unsafe abortion and its impact on MDG5 in Zambia
The magnitude of unsafe abortion in sub Saharan Africa according to the WHO is that an estimated 4.2 million unsafe abortions occur throughout Africa each year. Currently 40% of all unsafe abortions among adolescents in developing countries occur in sub Saharan Africa including Kenya, Malawi, Uganda and Zambia. It is one of the main reasons women and girls seek emergency care and post abortion related complications. more
Maternal complications of pregnancy, a leading cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Dr.Billy Ndiwalana from Mbarara referral hospital says one of the leading causes of SIDS is maternal complications of pregnancy.
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is defined as the sudden, unexpected death of an infant younger than 1 year of age. If the child’s death remains unexplained after a formal investigation into the circumstances of the death (including performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the clinical history), the death is then attributed to SIDS and sudden infant death is a tragic event for any parent or caregiver; says Dr.Billy. He adds that SIDS is suspected when a previously healthy infant, usually younger than 6 months of age, is found dead following a period of sleep.
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Sex workers from a highly populated Ugandan slum meet to discuss sexual health
CHAIN has held a second commercial sex workers’ meeting in Kawempe division (25 August 2011) in a highly populated slum on the role of creating awareness on HIV and AIDS and maternal health. KC Mwafrica reports.
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Women and children: scaling up services for HIV, TB and malaria in India
Bharathi Ghanashyam on the Global Fund in relation to women and children in India more
Women asked to use female condoms
Women are being encouraged to use female condoms to be sure of their lives against HIV. The call was made yesterday during the function to hand over Rushere community hospital to the community. more
Men frustrate PMTCT program
A report from the Uganda Cares in Masaka has revealed that a total of 4700 women turned up at the centre to know their HIV/AIDS status compared to 2065 men who came at the centre for the same reason.
The National Medical Director for Uganda Cares, Dr Francis Ssali rated women at 61.3% against 38.3% for men coming to access Prevention of Mother to Child HIV transmission (PMTCT) at the Masaka centre.
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C-section increases blood clot risk
From www.presstv.com
Experts at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say women who undergo caesarean section are at a higher risk of developing blood clots.
Pregnant women are already at a higher risk of blood clots formation in their veins…… go
Placenta rots inside mother’s womb
An expectant mother who started bleeding and had a miscarriage, was abandoned by doctors because of the stench of the placenta that was left in her womb. more