Providing health care to 1000s in Bujumbura slum

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COVID-19 AND NTASEKA CLINIC

In the month February 2021, Friends Women’s Association has continued to apply Covid-19 restrictions at Ntaseka Clinic for both the staff and the beneficiaries’ protection.

ACTIVITIES

Caring for HIV Positive People (CHIVPP)

In the month of February 2021, medical follow up and home visits were done for our HIV positive people.

Maternity Ward Building

In the month of February 2021, with the support from the Canadian Friends Service Committee (CFSC), we have continued the concreting and plastering of Ntaseka clinic maternity ward walls. The installation of electricity and plumbing work are done at the same time. 

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.

One discussion group for young girls was done on February 18^th, 2021.

Rape Survivors’ Support (RSS)

In the month of February 2021, three new self-help groups (SHGs) were created in Kamenge and eight SHGs were created in Nyabiraba. At the end of February 2021, we had a total of 125 SHGs in Kamenge, Bujumbura Mairie province for a total of 2938 women and eight SHGs for 188 women in Nyabiraba commune, Bujumbura province. 

HROC Workshop (Febuary22-24, 2021)

Facilitators: MISAGO Gisele and HORANIMANA Grace

Testimony

“I still remember as if I was raped yesterday. I was innocent, kind, virgin and a well-educated daughter that was raised by a strict mom.

One day, I was with my friends. We came from school, and then we met with a respected man. He hugged me like someone who knew me and he told me that he has something that my brother who lives in Bujumbura sent that I can go and take. Without any reflection, I followed him and he told me to pass by a bar to take something to drink.

I remember that he gave me a Fanta and I woke up at 2 am in the room that I didn’t know covered by blood. I was very traumatized and started shouting loudly. The people came and the police got this man. What made my trauma worse was my family; as we saw in this workshop, they did not listen to me well. They believed the rumours, nobody wanted to understand me.

They beat me several times. When my brothers came back from Bujumbura they also beat me nearly to death. There were sessions of being beaten. People who came from church or market took pleasure in looking at how I was beaten.

They used to speak to me hurtful words. My mother cursed me. She refused me to study and I became a slave in my own family. Society and family discriminated against me. I explained what happened in justice and the man was punished with 25 years in prison, but my family did not believe in me. I had young men who wanted to marry me but my mother told them my story and they rejected me.

I finally made the decision to leave everything and go to the place where no one knows me. I took refuge in Rumonge Province. There, I found a husband who loves me but my heart continues to bleed. I lost my studies and my family, even my mother does not know my child.

Yesterday, when you listened to me I felt free from this stone that was in my heart”.

GROWING RICE

During the second season, FWA was able to harvest one ton and a half of rice.

ACTION ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE (AGBV)

In the month of February 2021, there was preparation of the 2021 proposal to present to the Canadian Friends Service Committee (CFSC).

MEDICAL TEAMCONSULTATIONS

Our medical doctors consulted with 148 cases, including 93 adults (38 men and 55 women), 33 children (18 boys and 15 girls), 9 HIV positive people and 13 pregnant women for ultrasound. The nurse received 320 patients including 218 adults and 102 children.

LABORATORY

In February 2021, apart from HIV voluntary testing, there were a total of 230 tests. See attached chart.

FAMILY PLANNING

448 people received contraceptives from FWA’s nurse, including 279 old cases and 169 new ones. 340 received the contraceptive injection, 71 were given pills, 24 received male condoms, 12 received implants, and 1 received UID

PRENATAL CONSULTATION (PNC)

In the month of February 2021, 38 women came for prenatal consultation (PNC), including 10 who came for PNC 1, 15 for PNC 2 and 6 for PNC 3 and 7 for PNC 4.

24 pregnant women came for the ultrasound test.                       

ANTI-RETROVIRAL SITE

At the end of January 2021, 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 February 2021, a total of 32 people received pre and post HIV test counselling and were tested for HIV. Out of the total number, 66% were women and one woman out of the two people detected HIV positive with 5% of seropositivity.

Total Number of People Tested: 32

Total Number of Women Tested: 21

% of People Tested Who Are Women: 66%

Average Age:  27

Median Age:  26,5

Total HIV+ :  2

Total HIV- : 30

Number of Women HIV+ : 1

Total % Seropositivity: 6%

% of Women Tested Who Are HIV+: 5%