Providing health care to 1000s in Bujumbura slum

Heads Up: Wednesday, September 12, will be a bonus day at Global Giving. This would be a good day to donate to the Friends Women’s Association since the bonus is expected to be 10% to 25% of all donations on that day. In particular FWA needs funds to pay its staff. A doctor, nurses, lab technician, pharmacist, counselors, and support staff are required to run the Clinic. Please help by donating on September 12 from midnight to 9:00 AM on September 13, eastern time.

ACTIVITIES

Rape Survivors’ Support (RSS)

Three trauma healing workshops for Gender Based Violence survivors were done.

At the end of August 2018, 17 self-help groups were functioning.

Caring for HIV Positive People (CHIVPP)

During this month of August 2018, medical follow up and home visits were done for our HIV positive people.

Through Red Cross Burundi, The World Food Program has started to provide nutritional support to our HIV positive beneficiaries. See pictures.

Maternity Ward Building

FWA has initiated this new project to extend its services in Kamenge and its surroundings. In the month of August 2018, we didn’t receive funds to continue with our building project. We plan to start the main part of our building this September 2018.

Improving Women’s Reproductive Health (IWRH)

FWA community health workers have continued to mobilize people for HIV voluntary test and family planning.

Action on Gender-Based Violence (AGBV)

On August 27-2(, 2018, under the support of the Canadian Friends service Committee (CFSC), one GBV basic workshop was done in Giheta commune, Gitega province. We had a total of 20 participants, including 10 religious leaders and 10 community elected leaders. m

On August 15-17, 20-22, 23-25, 2018, under the support of Quaker Service Norway (QSN), three workshops on conflict transformation were done for our GBV facilitator.

Medical Team

CONSULTATIONS

95 cases were consulted by our medical doctors, including 27 children, 31 adults and 37 people under ARVs treatment. The nurse received 317 patients including 219 adults and 98 children.

LABORATORY

In the month of August 2018, apart from HIV voluntary testing, there were a total of 181 tests.

Test                          Test completed   Positive  Negative

G.E. -- Malaria test            54                18           36

Quick malaria test             10                  4             6

ECBU -- Urine test              3                  2             1

Selles -- Stool test            23                23              0

Pregnancy                       30                12             18

Sero-widal --Typhoïd fever  35                29               6

Glycémie -- Diabetes        14                  5              9

RPR VDRL --Syphilis        12                  2            10

                                     Total Tests: 181

FAMILY PLANNING

330 people received contraceptives from FWA’s nurse, including 212 old cases and 118 new ones. 256 received the contraceptive injection, 29 were given pills, 11 received implants, 1received DIU, 1 received collar method and 32 received male condoms. 

PRENATAL CONSULTATION )

In the month of August 2018, 25 women came for prenatal consultation (PNC), including 12 came for PNC 1, 3 for PNC 2, 4 for PNC 3 and 6 came for PNC 4.  

Anti-Retroviral SITE

At the end of August 2018, we had 245 patients under retro drugs followed at NTASEKA clinic, including 194 women and 51 men.

PHARMACY

FWA had all necessary medicines for the month of August 2018.

PSYCHOSOCIAL TEAM

In the month of August 2018, a total of 255 people received pre and post HIV test counseling and were tested for HIV; 64% of them were women and among the 15 people detected HIV positive, 14 were women with 6% of seropositivity.

Total Number of People Tested: 255

Total Number of Women Tested: 164

% of People Tested Who Are Women: 64%

Average Age:  28

Median Age: 27

Total HIV+: 15

Total HIV-: 240

Number of Women HIV+: 14

Total % Seropositivity: 6%

% of Women Tested Who Are HIV+: 9%