The Centre for Infectious Illness Analysis in Zambia (CIDRZ) with funding from Estee Launder Group of Firms formally generally known as MAC cosmetics has launched a one-year mission geared toward enhancing sexual reproductive well being and menstrual hygiene Providers to Adolescents together with these residing with disabilities in Lusaka.
Enhancing Sexual Reproductive Well being, Menstrual Administration Amongst Adolescents Together with In another way Abled Adolescents (ESMADA) is a one-year mission with an estimated price range of $100,000 to assist adolescents and younger individuals aged between 13 to 24 years with Sexual and Reproductive Well being and Rights (SRHR) training and data in addition to help Menstrual Hygiene Administration in 12 well being catchment communities of Lusaka District particularly:
- Kanyama
- Chawama
- Chainda
- Mandevu
- Chilenje stage 1
- Mutendere
- Matero
- Chipata
- Kamwala
- Chaise
- Bauleni &
- George
The mission is concentrating on 1200 adolescent ladies and younger ladies (AGYW) and 1000 Adolescent Boys and Younger Males (ABYM) between the ages of 13 to 24 years by the top of 2023.
CIDRZ ESMADA Venture Supervisor Brenda Kayumba stated that past the availability of complete sexual reproductive well being (SRH) training and menstrual hygiene administration providers to AGYW, the mission will enhance entry to SRH and menstrual hygiene providers for various abled adolescents in addition to prepare 24 well being staff within the provision of incapacity pleasant SRH providers in 12 well being amenities. “The mission additionally goals at scaling up the MY SAFE SPACE MOBILE APP to achieve at the very least 10,000 adolescent customers throughout Zambia with SRHR info and training in addition to entry to on-line counsellors by way of the cellular app,” defined Ms Kayumba throughout a stakeholders assembly held at CIDRZ campus in Lusaka’s Ibex space.
The assembly was attended by Key stakeholders together with the Zambia Company for Individuals with Disabilities (ZAPD), the Ministry of Well being (MOH) and representatives from the Ministry of Schooling based mostly on the Lusaka District Schooling Board Workplace (DEBS) who shared concepts on learn how to higher implement the ESMADA mission to satisfy its aims successfully.
In the meantime ZAPD Senior Implementation Officer, Emma Phiri stated menstrual hygiene administration for adolescents with disabilities is as essential as for his or her friends, due to this fact, “ZAPD will collaborate and accomplice with the CIDRZ in sensitizing and disseminating info on menstrual hygiene to AGYW with disabilities of their info publicity packages in a constructive method”. And Ministry of Well being Consultant Haswell Malombo thanked CIDRZ for organizing such an distinctive assembly bringing stakeholders collectively to grasp the ESMADA mission earlier than implementation. He highlighted that adolescent well being points are key and some of the essential points that the Ministry works on and on condition that the mission has a minimal implementation window it is very important work with key stakeholders.
