Providing health care to 1000s in Bujumbura slum

The section below summarizes the work done during the month of January 2020.

ACTIVITIES            

Caring for HIV Positive People (CHIVPP)

During this month of January 2020, medical follow up and home visits were done for our HIV positive people.

Maternity Ward Building

FWA members have organized themselves to complete the walls of the second story. The pictures show the progress of our building project.

In the month of December 2019, we were able to raise some funds for this building project through GlobalGiving. The next step is the rafters and iron sheets.

Improving Women’s Reproductive Health (IWRH)

FWA community health workers and FWA staff have continued to educate men, women and young people on the importance of family planning.

Rape Survivors’ Support (RSS)

One three-day trauma healing workshop was done in January 2020.

My name is Goreth. I have experienced much violence in my home. I was always beaten by my husband. He even burnt my clothes.One day he beat me until I aborted. My neighbors found me when I was bleeding a lot. They transported me to the hospital but my baby was already dead. I didn't even see him because I had lost my consciousness. He sold our plot without notifying me. I have tried many times to go back home. But since my parents no longer exist, my brother refused to let me live with him. He told me that it's this way that a home is made. One day I sold the pots I used to cook. This is how a got a small capital to start business. Now I have divorced. Now I’m renting a house and I’m raising my kids alone.

Self-Help Groups

At the end of January 2020, we had a total of 70 self-help groups for a total of 1628 women.

Nine new SHGs were initiated in the month of January 2020.

Action on Gender-Based Violence (AGBV)

Annual reports were produced and sent to Quaker Service Norway (QSN) and the Canadian Friends Service Committee (CFSC)

MEDICAL TEAM CONSULTATIONS

157 cases were consulted by our medical doctors, including 89 adults (54 women and 35 men), 32 children (18 girls and 14 boys), 20 HIV positive people and 16 pregnant women for ultrasound. The nurse received 416patients including 260 adults and 156 children.

LABORATORY

In the month of January 2020, apart from HIV voluntary testing, there were a total of 415 tests.

Test                               Test completed    Positive     Negative

G.E. Malaria test                    176                55             121

Quick malaria test                    29                  5               24

ECBU Urine test                       20                17                3

Selles Stool test                       36                34                2

Pregnancy                                46                15              31

Sero-widal Typhoïd fever             65                44              21

Glycémie Diabetes                    15                  8                7

RPR VDRL (Syphillis)                17                  0              17

Complete Blood Count               11                  8                3

                                     Total Tests: 415

FAMILY PLANNING

427 people received contraceptives from FWA’s nurse, including 279 old cases and 148 new ones. 331 received the contraceptive injection, 40 were given pills, 47 received male condoms, and 9 received implant.

PRENATAL CONSULTATION (PNC)

In the month of January 2020, 35 women came for prenatal consultation (PNC), including 17 who came for PNC 1, 5 for PNC 2 and 9 for PNC 3 and 4 for PNC 4 

16 pregnant women came for the ultrasound test.                    

ANTI-RETROVIRAL SITE

At the end of January 2020, we had 330 patients under retro drugs followed at NTASEKA clinic, including 267 women and 63 men.

PHARMACY

Regarding medications, FWA was able to purchase the minimum needed medicine.

PSYCHOSOCIAL TEAM

In the month of January 2020, a total of 68 people received pre and post HIV test counseling and were tested for HIV. Out of the total number, 69% were women and the two people detected HIV positive were women, with 3% of seropositivity.

Total Number of People Tested: 68

Total Number of Women Tested: 47

% of People Tested Who Are Women: 69%

Average Age:  28

Median Age:  28,5

Total HIV+ :  2

Total HIV- : 66

Number of Women HIV+: 2

Total % Seropositivity: 3%

% of Women Tested Who Are HIV+: 4%