{"id":6122,"date":"2024-01-05T20:28:58","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T02:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asociacionama.org.gt\/?page_id=6122"},"modified":"2024-09-12T11:09:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T17:09:51","slug":"fortaleciendo-ganancias-duraderas-para-el-acceso-a-la-salud-integral-y-diferenciada-de-las-ninas-adolescentes-y-mujeres","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/asociacionama.org.gt\/en\/fortaleciendo-ganancias-duraderas-para-el-acceso-a-la-salud-integral-y-diferenciada-de-las-ninas-adolescentes-y-mujeres\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortaleciendo ganancias duraderas para el acceso a la salud integral y diferenciada de las ni\u00f1as adolescentes y mujeres\u201d."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: Interactive Training Camps with Traditional Midwives (Comadronas) :: Credits to AMA Association<\/em><\/h6>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Fortaleciendo ganancias duraderas para el acceso a la salud integral y diferenciada de las ni\u00f1as adolescentes y mujeres\u201d.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Start Date: January\/2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Fecha de finalizaci\u00f3n: Diciembre\/2024
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1,200 Empowered Girls and Young Women<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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El proyecto \u201cFortaleciendo ganancias duraderas para el acceso a la salud integral y diferenciada de las ni\u00f1as adolescentes y mujeres\u201d. (Fase I-Fase II-Fase III)\u201d tuvo como fortalecer la atenci\u00f3n integral y diferenciada de la Salud Sexual y Reproductiva para las ni\u00f1as adolescentes Maya Q\u2019eqch\u00ed y mestizas del Sur de Pet\u00e9n, Guatemala.<\/p>\n

To achieve the project's objectives, the following activities were carried out:<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Actividades<\/h2>
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1. Interactive Training Circles with Adolescent Girls<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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Five interactive training circles were conducted with 100 Maya Q'eqch\u00ed and mestizo adolescent girls from the municipalities of Popt\u00fan, El Chal, and La Libertad, Pet\u00e9n. The circles covered topics related to healthy hygiene habits, responsible sexuality, pregnancy prevention, gender violence, and online violence.<\/p>\n

Participants included adolescent girls who are sexual violence survivors from the AHICAM Home, Machaquil\u00e1, the basic education institute in Canchacan, Popt\u00fan, the municipal basic education institute in El Ed\u00e9n, El Chal, and the Indigenous Institute for Integral Rural Development (INDRI).<\/p>\n

The circles were facilitated by two young Maya Q'eqch\u00ed and mestizo project technicians from AMA, the adolescent component coordinator of the Pet\u00e9n Sur Oriente Health Area, and an educator from the Secretary Against Sexual Violence, Exploitation, and Trafficking of Persons (SVET), using the \u201cLearning by Doing\u201d inductive-deductive methodology.<\/p>\n

Participants received culturally relevant educational materials on violence prevention and COVID-19.<\/p>\n

This empowerment process for adolescent girls in Pet\u00e9n is crucial, considering that the Sexual and Reproductive Health Observatory (OSAR) in Guatemala reported that from January to December 2021, 72,077 adolescent girls aged 10 to 19 became mothers, 3,722 of whom are from the department of Pet\u00e9n.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

2. Interactive Training Camps with Traditional Midwives (Comadronas)<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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Six interactive training camps were organized with traditional Maya Q'eqch\u00ed and mestizo midwives (comadronas) from the Health Districts of Southern Pet\u00e9n. Coinciding with the \"International Women's Day\", the series of interactive training camps began with the objective of strengthening comprehensive and differentiated health access for adolescent girls and women in Southern Pet\u00e9n.<\/p>\n

The six camps involved the participation of 120 traditional midwives and birth attendants from the Health Districts of Popt\u00fan, San Luis, Chact\u00e9, Dolores, El Chal, and Santa Ana, Pet\u00e9n, with approximately 20 midwives and birth attendants from each municipality.<\/p>\n

The camps covered topics such as the role of traditional midwives in reducing maternal mortality, care of pregnant women, childbirth, and newborns, the importance of timely referral of pregnant women, participation in rural health commissions and their link with health services, and sharing experiences during the pandemic.<\/p>\n

Recognizing that traditional midwives provide care to women in communities, efforts are being made to work in partnership with Health Districts, the reproductive health program of the Pet\u00e9n Sur Oriente Health Area, and the Global Fund For Women to ensure that they are trained to offer better care to more than 1,200 adolescent girls and women in Southern Pet\u00e9n.<\/p>\n

nstitutions like the Indigenous Women's Defense Office (DEMI), the Secretary against Sexual Violence, Exploitation, and Trafficking of Persons (SVET), and the Human Rights Ombudsman's Office (PDH) joined the initiative. Recognizing the crucial role that traditional midwives play in comprehensive and differentiated health care and the human rights of adolescent girls, these institutions utilized the space to disseminate information about the care and reporting services offered by their respective institutions.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

3. Interactive Training Workshops with Staff from the Southern Pet\u00e9n Health Districts<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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Six interactive training workshops were conducted for Maya Q'eqch\u00ed and mestizo health district staff in Southern Pet\u00e9n. These workshops aimed to strengthen comprehensive and differentiated care for adolescent girls, prevent early pregnancies, address sexual violence, and ensure safe childbirth by adhering to quality standards for adolescent care.<\/p>\n

The process involved 150 health district staff members from Southern Pet\u00e9n (Santa Ana, El Chal, Dolores, Popt\u00fan, San Luis, Chact\u00e9), who play a crucial role in providing comprehensive and differentiated health care for adolescent girls and in the prevention of early pregnancies.<\/p>\n

For the AMA Association, strengthening the implementation of the national plan for the prevention of adolescent pregnancies (PLANEA) is key to addressing the issue of early pregnancies, as adolescent girls are neither physically nor mentally prepared to have a baby and face a higher risk of spontaneous abortion. This objective is one of the focal points of the series of interactive training workshops aimed at the health district staff in Southern Pet\u00e9n.<\/p>\n

Achieving quality standards enhances the quality of health services and their accessibility to more than 1,500 adolescent girls in Southern Pet\u00e9n, which will lead to an improved quality of life for them. Therefore, the capabilities of the health district staff in Southern Pet\u00e9n are being strengthened.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

4. Workshop for Strengthening STD and HIV Regulations.<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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As part of the project \"Strengthening Sustainable Gains for Access to Comprehensive and Differentiated Health for Adolescent Girls and Women,\" executed by the AMA Association in partnership with the Global Fund for Women (FGM) and the Pet\u00e9n Sur Oriente Health Area, a two-day workshop was held for community staff from the health districts of the Pet\u00e9n Sur Oriente health area.<\/p>\n

The workshop aimed to enhance the technical capabilities of the health district staff in complying with regulations related to Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and HIV\/AIDS.<\/p>\n

The workshop involved 75 health post managers, microscopists, laboratory technicians, educators, nurses, social workers, and doctors. They were trained in guidelines for conducting HIV, syphilis, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C tests, with a focus on strategies for assisted notification to contacts and\/or partners (NAC), PITC, Track and Trace, and Localization.<\/p>\n

These activities seek continuous improvement in the care provided to the population within the service network of the Pet\u00e9n Sur Oriente Health Area.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Results Achieved<\/h2>
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