FWA OCTOBER 2016 Report
The section below summarizes the work done during the month of October 2016.
ACTIVITIES
During the month of October 2016, the activities done were about READY, IWRH, RSS, AGBV and CHIVPP projects.
Burundian Alliance Against Aids, ABS
As part of the READY project, different services were offered in the following logic:
9 teenagers from the target group, including 4 female and 5 male, underwent voluntary testing and received information about HIV/AIDS through pre and post-test counseling. We had three young female people from the target group (age between 10 and 19 years) for family planning and related information, and 304 teenagers were given condoms.
Improving Women Reproductive health (IWRH)
Both the annual financial and narrative reports were produced for IWRH second year.
Rape Survivors’ Support (RSS)
Both the annual financial and narrative reports were prepared for RSS third year. The pilot self-help group is still meeting at FWA every Friday at 3:00PM.
Action on Gender-Based Violence (AGBV)
A three-day GBV workshop was done in Maramvya (Bujumbura province) October 27-29, 2016.
Caring for HIV Positive People (CHIVPP)
During this month of October 2016, medical follow up, home visits, and nutritional support were done for our HIV positive people. Two discussion groups were done on October 21-22, 2016.
Dr NIBONA Alexia, facilitating a discussion group
Medical Team
CONSULTATIONS
Seven cases were consulted by our doctor. The nurse received 101 patients including 64 adults and 37 children.
LABORATORY
In the month of October 2016, apart from voluntary testing, there were a total of 92 tests.
Test / Test completed / Positive / NegativeG.E. / 44 / 8 / 36
Selles / 14 / 14 / 0
ECBU / 1 / 1 / 0
Pregnancy / 11 / 5 / 6
Sero-widal
(Typhoïd fever) / 13 / 11 / 2
Glycémie / 8 / 4 / 4
Complete Blood Count (CBC) / 1 / - / -
Total Tests: 92
FAMILY PLANNING
151 women received contraceptives from FWA’s nurse. 133 received the contraceptive injection and 18 were given pills.
PRE-NATAL CONSULTATION
Five women came for the pre-natal consultation.
ARV SITE
At the end of October 2016, we had 97 patients under retro drugs followed at NTASEKA clinic, including 82 women and 15 men. We had also other 66 people under cotrimoxazole only. This means that we have a total of 163 people infected with HIV followed at NTASEKA clinic.
PHARMACY
FWA had all necessary medicines for the month of October 2016.
PSYCHOSOCIAL TEAM
In the month of October 2016, 72 people received pre and post HIV test counseling and were tested for HIV; 56% of them were women and among the 7 people detected HIV positive, 5 of them were women with 13% of seropositivity.
Total Number of People Tested: / 72Total Number of Women Tested: / 40
% of People Tested Who Are Women: / 56%
Average Age: / 29
Median Age: / 26
Total HIV+ : / 7
Total HIV- : / 65
Number of Women HIV+ : / 5
Total % Seropositivity: / 10%
% of Women Tested Who Are HIV+: / 13%
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