Every May 28th is commemorated the International Day of Action for Women’s Health. The date was instituted in 1987 by Latin American and Caribbean Women’s Health Network (RSMLAC) in order to generate equal opportunities in access to health. For this approach, the Ministry of Health of Córdoba uses various promanas and sanitary actions.
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This date has the objective of reaffirming the right to health as a human right of women that must be guaranteed without any restriction or exclusion throughout their entire life cycle. pic.twitter.com/2phST0kqf0— Ministry of Women (@mindelamujercba) May 28, 2023
Care from pregnancy
For the protection of mothers, girls and boys, the Department of Pregnancy, Perinatal and Childhood Health promotes the “respected or humanized childbirth”which consists of a practice centered on respect for the rights of pregnant people during pre-partum, delivery and puerperium, and also of the newborn baby.
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Another axis of work of this Directorate is the promotion of Breastfeeding, key and protective food against different diseases in boys and girls, and that also benefits the health of mothers. to give answers and expand access to this food, was created the Human Milk Bank Programlocated in the Maternal Neonatal Hospital.
In addition, the Directorate has the Safe and Family-Centered Maternity Program, promoted by Unicef and incorporated as a provincial Program. Within this framework, three residences of mothers in the Maternal Neonatal Hospital, in Misericordia, and in the new Provincial Maternity Hospital to guarantee the right of the mother and the newborn to stay together when the stay in the hospital is prolonged.
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For fertility care and access to comprehensive infertility care, there is the Medically Assisted Reproduction Program that provides low and high complexity treatments to families without social work. At the same time, the Program for the Protection of the Pregnant Woman and her Baby to accompany the comprehensive health of pregnant or postpartum people without social work, and their children up to the age of three.
Prevention of breast cancer and of cervix
He breast and cervical cancer They are the most frequent types of cancer and the main causes of death in women. In this regard, the province has the Breast Cancer Early Detection Program whose purpose is equitable access to mammography for women between 40 and 75 years of age for the purposes of early detection, treatment and follow-up after diagnosis.
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It should be noted that the province has 22 mammographers, 14 of them located in interior hospitals. In addition, the Program has four mobile mammographers that visit the different locations throughout the year. Likewise, within the framework of the provincial program Pink Cordobaevery October an awareness campaign is launched on this health problem and check-ups.
With respect to cervical cancerthere is the provincial program that facilitates access to the PAP and HPV study, the main prevention measures and for timely detection. The Province also has Health circuits for women, located in health centers where you can access a comprehensive health assessment in a single day.
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Access to health during adolescence and youth
For adolescents, there are specific consultation spaces in hospitals, health centers and educational establishments, framed in the Comprehensive health program for adolescents and youth. This initiative aims to guarantee access to comprehensive health, through inclusive and quality services.
some of his lines of work They are the promotion of the participation of adolescents in the design, implementation and monitoring of public policies; the control and reduction of the rate of HIV, syphilis and viral hepatitis in this segment of the population; the prevention of unintended pregnancy in adolescence and access to safe termination of pregnancy.
Likewise, it highlights the Provincial Program for Comprehensive Health Access for the LGBTTTIQ+ Population, which aims to guarantee accessibility and equity in health care, with a gender and rights perspective.
Addressing gender-based violence
It is also important to mention that the health teams have a Comprehensive health care guide in situations of gender-based violenceprepared jointly between the Ministries of Health and Women.
In this line, it should also be highlighted the Vigo Law, which incorporates comprehensive coverage for people in situations of gender violence into the Mandatory Medical Program of social and prepaid works. Within the framework of this regulation, the provincial health insurer created the Apross por Vos Program.
In accordance with these actions, the Province signed an agreement with PAHO in March, which, among other axes, seeks to deepen work in health from a gender perspective, including actions to eliminate all types of violence.
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