FWA FEBRUARY 2017 Report
The section below summarizes the work done during the month of February 2017.
ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM
Friends’ Women’s Association got a new partner “Segal Family Foundation”. This last has agreed to support our programs especially “Improving Women’s Reproductive Health” (IWRH).
ACTIVITIES
During the month of February 2017, the activities done were about READY, RSS, AGBV, Art Therapy, CHIVPP and IWRH projects.
READY
As part of the READY project, different services were offered in the following logic:
65 teenagers from the target group, including 44 female and 21 male, underwent voluntary testing and received information about HIV/AIDS through pre and post-test counseling.We had nine young female people from the target group (age between 10 and 19 years) for family planning and related information.245 teenagers were given condoms.
KWIZERIMANA Samuel, one of the health accompanists, bringing and registering teenagers for HIV voluntary test
Rape Survivors’ Support (RSS)
The pilot self-help group is still meeting at FWA every Friday at 3:00PM. This month of February, we had a meeting to start the second self-help group.
Action on Gender-Based Violence (AGBV)
FWA coordination has started to do a deep analysis on GBV by contacting other organizations acting on this issue in order to know how to better intervene this year.
Caring for HIV Positive People (CHIVPP)
During this month of February 2017, one sharing session was done on February 17, 2017. In addition, nutritional support, medical follow up and home visitswere done for our HIV positive people.
Art Therapy
This month of February 2017, the art therapy new program has continued. But, our hand-made arts are not bought because of the financial crisis here in Burundi. People are now more interested in buying food and not arts objects. This becomes a challenge to help our women to be independent economically. Also, this stops us from buying other material to continue this program.
Improving Women’s Reproductive health
Seven health accompanists were selected and trained on how they should sensitize people to attend NTASEKA clinic.
Medical Team
CONSULTATIONS
21 cases were consulted by our doctor. The nurse received 186 patients including 98 adults and 88 children.
LABORATORY
In the month of February 2017, apart from voluntary testing, there were a total of 147tests.
Test / Test completed / Positive / NegativeG.E. / 70 / 1 / 69
Selles / 19 / 19 / 0
ECBU / 0 / 0 / 0
Pregnancy / 17 / 5 / 12
Sero-widal
(Typhoïd fever) / 32 / 32 / 0
Glycémie / 5 / 4 / 1
Complete Blood Count (CBC) / 4 / - / -
Total Tests: 147
FAMILY PLANNING
187 women received contraceptives from FWA’s nurse. 163 received the contraceptive injection, 7 were given pills and 17 received male condoms.
PRE-NATAL CONSULTATION
Three women came for the pre-natal consultation.
ARV SITE
At the end of February 2017, we had 114 patients under retro drugs followed at NTASEKA clinic, including 96 women and 18 men. We had also other 62 people under cotrimoxazole only. This means that we have a total of 176 people infected with HIV followed at NTASEKA clinic.
PHARMACY
FWA had all necessary medicines for the month of February 2017.
PSYCHOSOCIAL TEAM
In the month of February 2017, 221 people received pre and post HIV test counseling and were tested for HIV; 59% of them were women and 13 out of the 15 people detected HIV positivewere women with 10% of seropositivity.
Total Number of People Tested: / 221Total Number of Women Tested: / 131
% of People Tested Who Are Women: / 59%
Average Age: / 25
Median Age: / 23
Total HIV+ : / 15
Total HIV- : / 206
Number of Women HIV+ : / 13
Total % Seropositivity: / 7%
% of Women Tested Who Are HIV+: / 10%