Gender Issues and their Impact on Health and Health Care Use Larry Sthreshley
Aug 17, 2015
Gender Issues and their Impact on Health and Health Care Use
Larry Sthreshley
Women’s decision making role
• Only 45% can make a decision on their health care
• 50% on household purchases
• 10% have no decision power
Water: “Women’s work” • Only 3% have easy
access to clean water • 30% have to go more
than 30 minutes for water
• More than 80% of water is contaminated
Women often assume the role of a
pack animal
Young girls given responsibility at
young age
• 21% malnourished • 39% stunted
84% of women think it is justified for their husbands
to beat them
Not uncommon to have first child at 14
• Health care for 9.3 million
• 52 hospitals • 878 health
centers
Cut average health care
costs for women by two thirds
Building 200 Health Centers
Family Planning
Q2Y1 Q3Y1 Q4Y1 Q1Y2 Q2Y2 Q3Y2 Q4Y2 Quartely Results 23,352 19,499 28,763 32,287 38,599 48,046 50,736 Quartely Targets 31,791 31,791 31,791 40,919 40919 40,919 40,919Coverage Trend 5% 4% 6% 7% 8% 10% 10%
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Number of New Acceptors for Modern Family Planning Methods (KPI)
WASH Activities Cisterns: 12,000 Liter & 250 Liter Lifestraw Filters
Developing a Clean Cook Stove for Congo
Nutrition and Gardening messaging through home visits
Church addressing gender issues and sexual violence
• Free medical services and psychosocial counselling for survivors of SGBV
• Free surgery for vaginal fistula repair
Still a Long Way to Go