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Two stories of change in Bibanga
I share a message of Celestin Mukala, facilitator in the DRC:
1. The Health Area of Cibil
This area has experienced serious health problems. Resistance to vaccination led by a religious sect called BABA. They used vegetable oil as treatment for all disease and fiercely opposed to vaccinating their children in their community. Some of the members, when sick, discreetly went to the health structures, preferably at night.
With the arrival of the approach, local facilitators were selected for training including three members of the religious sect. After the training, they played a major role in their communities to facilitate, first, the use of the health structures in the open, and, second, the creation of a Salt community in this sect. They chose complete vaccination as a priority. Finally, during the vaccination campaigns that were organized, the three local facilitators have been community vaccinators for their community and results speak for themselves.
2. The Health Area of Bibanga
The Community KALALA BUKASA Musenga chose the practice of support of the pregnant woman by their husband. It is a real problem in daily life. It was taboo in the community for a woman to be accompanied by her husband to the prenatal consultation. The family of the man who has accompanied his wife had to impose fines to the wife, and, in case of non-payment of these, she must return to her parents until she pays. The idea behind this tradition was that the man who accompanied his wife is dominated by the latter. The woman then disrespects her husband. She despises and disturbs her husband, and many other negative things.
For the community, this choice of practice was important, and after the self-assessment and the action plan for small actions were done, members wanted training on this practice. We have linked the community with community volunteers and the IT (infimier ou infirmière titulaire, nurse in charge) of the Health Area to discuss with the community of the reasons why a pregnant woman needs to be accompanied to the ANC, the importance of supporting a woman's ANC.
Now that the community has been informed of the dangers facing a pregnant woman who is not supported, new air is blowing in the Bibanga Health Area where resulting output indicator for this topic went from 0 to 50% for the first six months and many husbands have been given answers to their question about the practice.
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