{"id":4169,"date":"2014-12-10T17:28:05","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T17:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.africlub.net\/awdf\/?p=4169"},"modified":"2015-08-13T12:59:32","modified_gmt":"2015-08-13T12:59:32","slug":"at-the-fringes-breast-health-awareness-16-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/at-the-fringes-breast-health-awareness-16-days\/","title":{"rendered":"At the Fringes: A look at Breast Health Awareness and Care During the #16 Days Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Kagure Mugo<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

The annual 16 Days of activism campaign is a global movement that places an important focus on the reality of gender-based violence faced by women all over the world. Violence against women continues to be a scourge of society, trapping many women in a sometimes brutal existence marred by physical, emotional and financial abuse.<\/span><\/p>\n

Global recognition of the importance of health care is relegated to one time of the year, despite the fact that it forms an integral part of one\u2019s existence. Suffering from an illness can mitigate any amount of empowerment a woman may experience despite being safe from violence. So, although 16 days of activism focuses on physical violence, one must not forget the importance of good health.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is an acute need to ensure that health and self-care are not left out of the narrative of women\u2019s empowerment, particularly within rural communities where women are often unaware of their importance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although safety from violence is a priority for women\u2019s well-being, there are other related aspects that are sometimes neglected when addressing their overall welfare. Health and self-care are important parts of the general happiness of women, directly influencing their ability to contribute as effective members of society. Women play an integral role in advocacy, non-paid care work and professional work. And their capacity to carry these roles can be greatly diminished by poor health.<\/span><\/p>\n

One facet of health that concerns many women today is breast health. While many women, particularly those in urban areas, are aware of issues surrounding breast health, in the rural areas, it \u00a0often falls to the wayside in favour of what are considered to be \u2018more pressing\u2019 women\u2019s issues such as financial empowerment or Gender Based Violence.<\/span><\/p>\n

So women within the urban areas \u00a0remain more aware of the dangers and issues surrounding breast health than their counterparts in the rural regions while the majority of health campaigns often exclude rural women, leaving them with little knowledge of pressing health issues that lead to illness and death.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although the lowest incidences of breast cancer are said to be found in African countries, rates \u00a0are steadily increasing. According to the World Health Organisation, 50 percent of breast cancer patients and 58 percent of deaths occur in the developing world. \u00a0This apparently is due to the lack of early detection methods leading to late diagnosis and treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are many undiagnosed, untreated and unchecked cases of breast cancer, due to poor access to health care resources, lack of treatment facilitates within those areas, \u00a0and expensive medication.<\/span><\/p>\n

Within rural areas, low information often leads to misconceptions and myths about cancers in general. \u00a0For example a survey done within one rural district revealed that community members associate some cancers with promiscuity. \u00a0Furthermore, because of the sexual value placed on breasts and the subsequent fear of losing them through mastectomies, many women delay and even refuse treatment. This often causes the cancer to spread, putting the women at further risk.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mobility is a huge challenge in rural areas. The health care organisations struggle to access these areas and patients are often referred to facilities in urban areas but cannot afford the travel costs. The inability to access resources is worsened by the lack of capacity within rural health care centres in dealing with breast cancer needs and the extensive consultation and referral processes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recognising the need for a holistic approach to women\u2019s empowerment and upward mobility, the African Women\u2019s Development Fund (AWDF) acknowledges health as a fundamental women\u2019s rights issue. AWDF provides support to many organisations that focus on providing healthcare to women within rural settings. \u00a0Grantee organisations such as the Cancer Association of Zimbabwe, Reach for Recovery, \u00a0Breast Cancer International (Ghana) and the Swazi Breast Cancer Network, all seek to provide support for those suffering from breast cancer. They provide means for early detection, advocate for de-stigmatisation and raise general awareness about the issue.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Cancer Association of Zimbabwe, an AWDF grantee, provides breast cancer examinations for free, to ease the financial burden of consultation fees. They especially focus on disadvantaged communities with an increased burden in dealing with the disease. Their work is taken further by free post-surgery counselling for patients and their families. The association also provides breast cancer information and support, diagnosis, treatment -including drug support programs- and management.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, across the continent there are still major hurdles to universal access to funding for breast health care awareness services for diagnosis, treatment and medication.<\/span><\/p>\nPar Kagure Mugo<\/span><\/p>\n

Les 16 journ\u00e9es annuelles de campagne pour\u00a0l’activisme est un mouvement mondial qui accorde une place privil\u00e9gi\u00e9e \u00e0\u00a0la r\u00e9alit\u00e9 de la violence sexiste subie par les femmes partout dans le monde. La violence contre les femmes continue d’\u00eatre un fl\u00e9au de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9, le pi\u00e9geage de nombreuses femmes dans une existence parfois brutale marqu\u00e9e par la violence physique, \u00e9motionnelle et financi\u00e8re.<\/span><\/p>\n

La reconnaissance mondiale de l’importance des soins de sant\u00e9 est rel\u00e9gu\u00e9e \u00e0 un moment de l’ann\u00e9e, malgr\u00e9 le fait qu’il fasse partie int\u00e9grante de l’existence de certaines. Souffrir d’une maladie peut att\u00e9nuer tout montant de l’autonomisation qu’une femme peut \u00e9prouver en d\u00e9pit d’\u00eatre \u00e0 l’abri de la violence. Ainsi, bien que 16 jours d’activisme se concentrent sur la violence physique, il ne faut pas oublier l’importance d’une bonne sant\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n

Il ya un besoin urgent de veiller \u00e0 ce que la sant\u00e9 et les soins ne soient pas laiss\u00e9s sur le r\u00e9cit de l’\u00e9mancipation des femmes, particuli\u00e8rement dans les communaut\u00e9s rurales o\u00f9 les femmes ne sont souvent pas conscientes de leur importance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bien que la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 face \u00e0 la violence est une priorit\u00e9 pour le bien-\u00eatre des femmes, il y a d’autres aspects connexes qui sont parfois n\u00e9glig\u00e9s lorsque leur bien-\u00eatre g\u00e9n\u00e9ral. Sant\u00e9 et soins auto-administr\u00e9s sont des \u00e9l\u00e9ments importants du bonheur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des femmes, qui influencent directement leur capacit\u00e9 \u00e0 contribuer en tant que membres efficaces de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9. Les femmes jouent un r\u00f4le essentiel dans le plaidoyer, le travail de soins non r\u00e9mun\u00e9r\u00e9 et le travail professionnel. Et leur capacit\u00e9 \u00e0 effectuer ces r\u00f4les peut \u00eatre grandement diminu\u00e9e par la mauvaise sant\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n

Une facette de la sant\u00e9 ce qui concerne de nombreuses femmes aujourd’hui est la sant\u00e9 du sein. Alors que de nombreuses femmes, en particulier dans les zones urbaines, sont conscientes des questions entourant la sant\u00e9 du sein, dans les zones rurales, il tombe souvent \u00e0 la trappe au profit de ce qui est consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme des questions \u00abplus urgentes\u00bb des femmes tels que l’autonomisation financi\u00e8re ou la violence sexiste.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ainsi, les femmes dans les zones urbaines restent plus conscientes des dangers et des questions entourant la sant\u00e9 du sein que leurs homologues dans les r\u00e9gions rurales, tandis que la majorit\u00e9 des campagnes de sant\u00e9 excluent souvent les femmes rurales, les laissant avec peu de connaissance des probl\u00e8mes de sant\u00e9 urgents ce qui conduit \u00e0 la maladie et la mort .<\/span><\/p>\n

Bien que les plus faibles incidences de cancer du sein sont dites \u00eatre dans les pays africains, les taux sont en constante augmentation. Selon l’Organisation mondiale de la sant\u00e9, 50% des patientes atteintes de cancer du sein et de 58% des d\u00e9c\u00e8s se produisent dans le monde en d\u00e9veloppement. Ceci est apparemment d\u00fb \u00e0 l’absence de m\u00e9thodes de d\u00e9tection pr\u00e9coce conduisant \u00e0 un diagnostic et un traitement de retard.<\/span><\/p>\n

Il ya beaucoup de cas non diagnostiqu\u00e9s, non trait\u00e9s et non contr\u00f4l\u00e9s de cancer du sein, en raison de difficult\u00e9s d’acc\u00e8s \u00e0 des soins de sant\u00e9, d’absence de traitement facilit\u00e9 \u00e0 l’int\u00e9rieur de ces zones, et les m\u00e9dicaments co\u00fbteux.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dans les zones rurales, la faible informations conduit souvent \u00e0 des id\u00e9es fausses et les mythes sur les cancers en g\u00e9n\u00e9ral. Par exemple, une \u00e9tude r\u00e9alis\u00e9e au sein d’un district rural a r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9 que les membres de la communaut\u00e9 associent certains cancers \u00e0 la promiscuit\u00e9. En outre, en raison de la valeur sexuelle plac\u00e9 sur les seins et la crainte de les perdre suite \u00e0 travers une mastectomie, de nombreuses femmes retardent et m\u00eame refuser un traitement. Cela provoque souvent la propagation du cancer, en exposant\u00a0les femmes \u00e0 un risque accru.<\/span><\/p>\n

La mobilit\u00e9 est un d\u00e9fi \u00e9norme dans les zones rurales. Les organisations de soins de sant\u00e9 ont du mal \u00e0 acc\u00e9der \u00e0 ces zones et les patients sont souvent appel\u00e9s \u00e0 rejoindre des installations dans les zones urbaines, mais ne peuvent pas se permettre les frais de voyage. L’incapacit\u00e9 \u00e0 acc\u00e9der aux ressources est aggrav\u00e9e par le manque de capacit\u00e9s dans les centres de soins de sant\u00e9 en milieu rural dans le traitement des besoins en mati\u00e8re de cancer du sein et les vastes processus de consultation et d’aiguillage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reconnaissant la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 d’une approche holistique de l’autonomisation des femmes et la mobilit\u00e9 vers le haut, le Fonds africain de d\u00e9veloppement de la femme (AWDF) reconna\u00eet la sant\u00e9 comme l’augmentation du capital des femmes fondamental. AWDF offre un soutien \u00e0 de nombreuses organisations qui se concentrent sur la fourniture de soins de sant\u00e9 pour les femmes dans les milieux ruraux. Les organisations b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiaires telles que\u00a0Cancer Association of Zimbabwe, Reach for Recovery, \u00a0Breast Cancer International (Ghana) mais aussi\u00a0Swazi Breast Cancer Network, tous cherchent \u00e0 fournir un soutien pour les personnes souffrant d’un cancer du sein. Ils fournissent des moyens pour la d\u00e9tection pr\u00e9coce, d\u00e9fenseur de la d\u00e9-stigmatisation et de sensibilisation g\u00e9n\u00e9rale sur la question.<\/span><\/p>\n

L’Association Cancer Association of Zimbabwe, un b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiaire d’AWDF, fournit des examens du cancer du sein gratuitement, afin d’all\u00e9ger le fardeau financier des frais de consultation. Ils se concentrent en particulier sur les communaut\u00e9s d\u00e9favoris\u00e9es \u00e0 une charge accrue dans le traitement de la maladie. Leur travail est pris en outre en counselling post-chirurgie gratuit pour les patients et leurs familles. L’association fournit \u00e9galement des informations sur le cancer du sein et de soutien, le diagnostic, le traitement -y compris les programmes- de soutien de la drogue et de la gestion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cependant, \u00e0 travers le continent il ya encore des obstacles majeurs \u00e0 l’acc\u00e8s universel au financement pour les services de sensibilisation de soins de sant\u00e9 du sein pour le diagnostic, le traitement et les m\u00e9dicaments.<\/span>\n

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\"\"<\/a><\/b><\/strong><\/strong><\/em>Kagure Mugo<\/em><\/b> <\/strong><\/strong>is the co-founder and full-time curator of HOLAAfrica! She is a part-time academic and part-time wine-bar philosopher. She calls herself a \u00a0nomad who has been everywhere and belongs nowhere, with a firm belief that no-one will love Africa till she loves herself.<\/em> Kagure is a member of the African Women\u2019s Development Fund\u2019s (AWDF) Community of African Women Writers. <\/i>Click here to learn more<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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