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Volume 08
June 28-29, 2019 | Oslo, Norway
Joint Event
Journal of Medical and Health Sciences | ISSN : 2319-
Breast Pathology and Cancer, Gynecology and Obstetrics Pathology, Palliativecare and Gerontology 2019
Breast Pathology & Cancer
Palliativecare & Gerontology
Gynecology and Obstetrics Pathology
Non-technological ways of improving women's health in under
privileged areas
T
remendous growth has been achieved over the years in various fields
of medicine. New and advanced approaches have been and are being
made towards the improvement of women’s health as well as the health of
mankind as a whole. However, not all problems need technology as solutions.
Women’s health as a whole is determined by various factors which include;
social, economic, spiritual and political factors to mention but a few. In
most of the less privileged communities, awareness is still an issue. Despite
the increased access and use of smart phones, people are still inadequately
informed about basic and essential health care needs and services available.
This calls for more vigorous and in depth spread of basic health care
information to the deepest of communities through other means for example
through village health talks, use of community speakers, radio health talks,
on contact with health workers. In addition, wrong information being passed
on as the right information by less or unqualified health personnel especially
in private clinics situated in rural areas is still an issue. This calls for
governments to strongly enforce the already existing regulations on health
practice in their countries. This will help to reduce myths and misconceptions
on different women’s health care needs and services available. Furthermore,
cultural practices also majorly contribute to the setbacks on our progress in
improving women’s health. Traditions like men not escorting their wives in
seeking health care services is one of the many. In most rural communities,
wives need consent from their husbands to make some health care service
decisions for example family planning. This causes another delay on top
of the already existing delays hence slowing the use of the available health
care services. In conclusion, different factors greatly affect the progress and
implementation of global developments and thus, should be worked upon for
a faster and easier improvement in women’s health.
Biography
Jane Viola Namullindwa has completed her internship programme from Masaka Regional
Referral Hospital in Masaka Uganda. She has completed her Medicine course from Makerere
Medical School last year and therefore is still fresh Medical officer but motivated to do maternal
health and child survival career.
vioncey24@gmail.comJane Viola Namullindwa, RRJMHS 2019, Volume 08
Jane Viola Namullindwa
Masaka Regional Referral Hospital,
Uganda