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23/05/2019

On 23 May, the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula draws attention to a condition that affects women all over the world, especially in developing countries. In Mozambique, it is estimated that more than 2,500 new cases will appear in 2019. UNFPA works to prevent fistula and the mortality of mothers and babies. Early marriage and the lack of primary health care are the main causes.

‘This is caused by a prolonged and unassisted delivery, an obstructed delivery, where the baby cannot be delivered because the head is bigger than space. Two, three days later, this process causes complications that are these orifices. The woman experiences urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, and everything comes out through the vaginal canal’, explained to UNFPA Mozambique, Dr. Alberto Alforma, who works in the Provincial Hospital of Pemba, Cabo Delgado.

Muastaha Amadou. 43 years old, got fistula during her 8 th pregnancy. Two years ago, she was in the community with no access to the health center. After two days trying to give birth to her child, she went to the hospital, but was not possible save the baby. She got fistula and one year after suffering with this condition, she was operated by Dr. Alforma. Muastaha’s brothers and all her family supported her and helped her receive treatment. In 2017, she has resumed her life. “My life was very difficult. I couldn't walk, sleep, go around. I just stayed indoors. When I returned home after losing the baby, the feces did not stop leaking and the feces did not stop leaking and many of my clothes were dirty. If I had been in this condition until today, I would not have survived, said Muastaha.

15/09/2020

Em 23 de Maio, o Dia Internacional para Acabar com a Fístula Obstétrica chama a atenção para uma condição que afecta as mulheres em todo o mundo, especialmente nos países em desenvolvimento. Em Moçambique, estima-se que mais de 2.500 novos casos surgirão em 2019. O UNFPA trabalha para prevenir a fístula e a mortalidade de mães e bebés. O casamento precoce e a falta de cuidados primários de saúde são as principais causas. Dr. Alberto Alforma atende pacientes no Hospital Provincial de Pemba.

30/06/2020

The evidence is clear: When girls are given the power to make an informed choice about marriage, they marry later. Laws are an important first step, but programmes are also needed to empower girls with information about their rights and educate parents about the benefits of keeping their daughters in school.

30/06/2020

As more and more women, girls, men and boys learn about FGM and its harm, opposition to the practice is growing. In the last two decades, the proportion of girls and women in high-prevalence countries who want the practice to stop has doubled.

Somalia-born Ifrah Ahmed campaigns to end female genital mutilation. Here she describes her fight to end this injustice against women and girls.

30/06/2020

Around the world, girls are subjected to child marriage, female genital mutilation and son preference. They are denied their equality and their humanity. We have the tools to end these harmful practices. We have seen solutions that work. What we need now are the investments. And the will.

30/08/2019

A 25 anos atrás, uma revolução global começou no Cairo, quando 179 líderes mundiais se reuniram na Conferência Internacional sobre População e Desenvolvimento (CIPD) e reconheceram que os indivíduos têm o direito de fazer as suas escolhas reprodutivas de forma livre e responsável. O Programa de Ação da CIPD “a saúde sexual e reprodutiva, os direitos individuais e o empoderamento das mulheres são cruciais para atingir o desenvolvimento sustentável”. Apesar dos progressos em África e particularmente em Moçambique, a promessa doa CIPD ainda continua a ser um desafio para milhões de pessoas.

28/05/2019

Para prestar assistência à maternidade de Macomia, localizada em uma das áreas mais afectadas pelo Ciclone Kenneth, o Fundo das Nações Unidas para a População instalou tendas de saúde para apoiar o trabalho hospitalar e entregou kits de Saúde Sexual e Reprodutiva, que poderão ajudar a salvar muitas vidas na comunidade.

"Essa maternidade aqui foi muito afectada. Ela é apenas mais uma de tantas unidades de saúde que ficaram parcialmente ou totalmente destruidas. Esta visita serve para vermos como ajudar no atendimento das mulheres em situação de vulnerabilidade. Os kits de Saúde Sexual e Reproductiva que entregaremos aqui e em outros centros de saúde são compostos por medicamentos e equipamentos para atender, principalmente, as mulheres grávidas", disse o médido Cassimo Bique, que integra a equipe do UNFPA.

23/05/2019

Um vídeo que documenta a implementação de um programa com o objectivo principal de melhorar o bem-estar de mulheres e raparigas com fístula obstétrica em Moçambique e aumentar o acesso a tratamento de qualidade em mulheres jovens e raparigas através de uma abordagem holística baseada nos direitos e saúde sexuais e reprodutivos.

O programa é implementado sob a liderança do Ministério da Saúde, em cooperação com o Ministério de Gênero, Criança e Ação Social, e com organizações da sociedade civil, concebida em cooperação com o Fundo das Nações Unidas para a População (UNFPA) com fundos do Governo do Canadá.

23/05/2019

A video documenting the implementation of a program with the main objective to improve the wellbeing of women and girls living with obstetric fistula in Mozambique and to increase the access to quality treatment in young women and girls through a holistic approach based on the rights to sexual and reproductive health.  

The program is implemented under the leadership of the Ministry of Health, in cooperation with the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Action, and with civil society organizations, designed in cooperation with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) with funds from the Government of Canada. 
 

22/05/2019

Twenty-five years ago, a global revolution started in Cairo when 179 world leaders met at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and recognized that individuals have a basic human right to make free and responsible reproductive choices. The ICPD Programme of Action stressed that women's empowerment is a precondition for development. Despite progress in Africa, the quest to fulfill the ICPD promises for all remains challenging. #ICPD25

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