Educational Program

SRH services are limited and primarily target married persons. The youth in Palestine lack awareness, re-sources, avoid seeking help from professionals about SRH and get it from relatives and friends. If they need help they are concerned about confidentiality and security. Meager research and data is available. The society perceives SRH as a taboo and sensitive topic. The right to SRH is not will recognized. Emphasis is needed to address SRH among youth, to increase their awareness

Unmet need for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and family planning (FP) information and services among female factory workers in Vietnam is high, leaving workers unaware of their SRH rights and options and vulnerable to unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Existing health clinics within factories do not provide adequate SRH and FP services and workers often have difficulty accessing public and private clinics due to associated financial and time costs.

A major concern for Kenya’s Ministry of Health and Sanitation is the management of diarrhea, the 3rd most common cause of mortality / morbidity in-country; with a case fatality of up to 21%. The ministry conducted a survey in Nov-2006 through the Division of Child & Adolescent Health which revealed gaps in diarrhea diseases management, with only 55% of the children with diarrhea were correctly assessed.[1]

Le petit poids de naissance (PPN) et la prématurité représentent 10% des naissances dans le monde et 50% de la mortalité néonatale dans les pays pauvres. 50% ne naissent pas dans des institutions capables de les prendre en charge et les garder dans la communauté est un risque élevé mais les moyens de transport sont souvent inexistants. Quand ils sont transférés, la mortalité précoce des premières 48 heures est souvent due ou accélérée par l’hypothermie et l’hypoglycémie présentées à l’arrivée

Northern Uganda has both high fertility and high maternal deaths. Delays in seeking, accessing, and receiving care increase maternal mortality, especially in conflict-affected settings. Poor recognition of pregnancy and labor danger signs by community health workers (CHW) impedes women’s access to healthcare. Transport is a barrier to access and to effective supervision and referral.Lack of trust between CHW and health workers increases delays in receiving care.

Young girls out of school in Central Tanzania (Iringa Region) are exposed to risks of teenage pregnancies (maternal deaths), new HIV/AIDS infections and child marriages. Girls who are school dropouts are more exposed to these risks. They are staying idle in the streets or running informal businesses which have zero chance of scaling and creating societal impact (employing others or raising their income). Due to poverty older male exploit them in a promise of providing them with economic relief.

As a result of health inequalities created by poverty, up to 21,400 Tanzanian women currently live with obstetric fistula(1), with an estimated 3,000 more developing the condition each year(2). More than 85% of these women lose their baby in childbirth(3). Due to social stigma, limited knowledge of available treatment and the condition itself, affected women are often rejected by their communities and live in isolation, making their identification and referral for treatment a major challenge.

All pregnant women deserve expert assessment & information to empower their decisions concerning care. Unfortunately, in Benue State, Nigeria, many women lack information about pregnancy risks & delivery options, & 50% deliver at home. Midwives with limited training attend most women who seek care. Caregiver decisions & care-seeking choices are key contributors to Nigeria’s exceedingly high maternal & neonatal mortality. Many deaths are avoidable with improved diagnostics, training & outreach.

Lebanon now hosts the largest population of displaced Syrian refugees, most of whom are women and children 1. The policy of the Lebanese government to formally disallow the establishment of refugee camps has meant that most Syrian refugees in Lebanon - estimated at 1 million- are unregistered with the UNCHR; consequently, they have very limited access to UNCHR- and NGO-provided reproductive health programming. The challenges are greater among pregnant women who live in the remote regions.

Many Kenyans have not heard of Mfangano, the largest island in Lake Victoria (26,000 people). Fewer have taken the 2-hr boat ride to reach our shores. Just 85km from Kisumu, we are isolated from mainland Kenya’s rapid growth in infrastructure and health improvement. Less than 50% of mothers receive adequate antenatal care and fewer deliver with skilled attendants. Emergencies leave families unprepared to navigate a fragmented system in an isolated region, too often leading to deadly delays.