I really like this discussion and it is very good eye-opener. Our challenge is to see how people who can not access this media of discussion can be brought on bought. Thumbs up colleagues
________________________________ From: Christine Munduru <[email protected]> To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, 21 April, 2011 21:01:40 Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Fwd: maternal mortality case You are welcome and Happy Easter Christine On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 7:33 PM, Charles Male <[email protected]> wrote: Thanks again Christine and congratulations on the successful café in Arua. > >Happy Easter holidays! > >Charles > > >On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 5:30 AM, Christine Munduru <[email protected]> wrote: > >Dear Charles and others, >>Thanks so much for the comments. I encourage all of you to support where ever >>you can. Am attaching it for you. >>We have seen news headlines of doctors being suspended by medical council for >>patient negligence and gross unethical misconduct. medical council is one >>avenue >>that can be used to deal with some of these doctors, nurses and midwives >>council >>can also be used for the same. We should start using these avenues to deal >>with >>causes which are related to negligence and miscoduct. This will start waking >>them up, family members should be encouraged to take note of events that take >>place in the hospital so that incase of negligence, there can be evidence. >>many >>times men are chased away when their wives are in labor, but I would like to >>enourage them to insist because it is their right to follow up their patient >>and >>that is the time alot of thinks can go wrong. We now have a patient' rights >>charter that defines rights and responsbilities of a patient and those of the >>healthworker and it is a government document. >> >>The topic that was suggested by women for cafe about maternal deaths is in >>recognition of what is happeneing in our regional hospital, we need to do >>something about it. >> >>I so much understand the circumstances under which our health care workers >>are >>operating and government is doing nothing about it. such issues need to be >>highlighted to the government. A midiwife cannot deliver a woman without >>gloves >>becasue she needs to protect herself from infections but such minor things >>have >>caused death of poor women who cannot afford gloves. while such issues can be >> >>understood, some health workers are also taking it for granted. >> >>Christine >> >> >>On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 3:36 PM, Charles Male <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>Christine, >>> >>>I join others in thanking you for fighting on behalf of our mothers, >>>sisters, >>>nieces, aunts, great aunts who suffer each and everytime they have to bring >>>life >>>into this world. You are not just fighting for the women alone but for the >>>young >>>children and us men - the fathers, husbands, brothers, uncles, nephews who >>>undergo enormous periods of stress and depression when their loved ones have >>>to >>>go through the agony of labour knowing very well that their chances of >>>survival >>>are at best 50 percent. >>> >>>I am almost certain that nearly all of us have witnessed cases where an >>>expectant mother dies while in labour and the horrific aftermath that comes >>>with >>>it: body is not burried if dowry has not been paid; fingers being pointed >>>and >>>innocent people being accused of bewitching/poisoning the expectant mother >>>when >>>clearly it is a failure of our health care system in taking care of these >>>expectant mothers. >>> >>>Your initiative deserves utmost support from everyone! >>> >>>As I write, roumors has it that the healthcare workers in Koboko Health >>>centre >>>were on strike and obviously this has put stress on many people in the >>>district >>>as well as surrounding areas of Maracha, Aringa, South Sudan and DR Congo. >>>Not >>>to mention the stress and agony of those of us in far away places either in >>>Uganda, Sudan or overseas with aging parents who have to rely on the health >>>centre for basic services such as monitoring their diabetics. >>> >>>Unfortunately my WNNET mail has been going to SPAM so I did not receive the >>>Press release attachment. >>> >>>Please send it once again. >>> >>>Charles >>> >>>---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>From: Ayikoru <[email protected]> >>>Date: Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 6:35 AM >>>Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] maternal mortality case >>> >>>To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>>Dear Christine, >>> >>>Thanks very much indeed for giving priority to this fundamental issue faced >>>by >>>current and prospective mothers in Uganda. Whether or not there were MDGs to >>>be >>>achieved, the state of our healthcare in general and maternal healthcare in >>>particular, is completely unacceptable! >>> >>>Let's hope the human rights perspective taken by your team will go along way >>>into delivering an historic constitutional pronouncement on the right to >>>maternal healthcare and the role of stakeholders in ensuring this right is >>>respected. But then, how far can a legal pronouncement go in addressing the >>>current situation when the need to survive far exceeds the altruism that >>>ought >>>to underpin professional healthcare provision? The Courts of Law may order >>>compensation to victims or even fair remuneration packages for healthcare >>>professionals (I doubt the latter). But they cannot order service providers >>>to >>>be empathetic with their patients or clients or customers. Empathy, sense of >>>guilt/shame or altruism are things that we have increasingly expunged from >>>our >>>inner selves, hence some of our common failings (healthcare, education, lack >>>of >>>accountability in the public sphere etc). >>> >>>Nevertheless, I remain hopeful that initiatives such as the current petition >>>to >>>the Constitutional Court and our collective actions may in the long run >>>improve >>>the situation. >>> >>>Thanks very much indeed to you and the team of Lawyers for taking this up, >>>let >>>us know if we could add our voices or contribute in any constructive way. >>> >>>Kind regards, >>> >>>Maureen >>> >>>Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>On 8 Apr 2011, at 11:26, Christine Munduru <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Dear members please read through the CSO press release attached about the >>>> on >>>>going case of the death of our sisters from Arua and Mityana Hospitals. I >>>>had >>>>earlier on informed you that these cases will be taken to court and the >>>>process >>>>has started. The Dean faculty of law makerere University and Professor Joe >>>>Oloka >>>>have joined the case in addition to the other lawyers. CSOs are mobilizing >>>>support for the case and it will be good for us to join at our own various >>>> levels because this is intended to adress the policy issues surrounding >>>> the >>>>deaths of women during delivery. From our research in preparation for these >>>>cases, Arua regional hospital is leading in maternal deaths in the country >>>>and >>>> Uganda is one of the leading countries in maternal deaths in Africa and is >>>> very >>>>far from acheiving MDG 5. This is one of the reasons I strongly feel that >>>>these >>>>cases should be tried in court to showcase government what is happening. I >>>>would >>>>particularly urge the women who are so vulner >>> able during birth to join this cause, tomorrow may be you or me, sister, >>> mother >>>or daughter if we dont stand up to adress from the root course. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> Christine >>>> <Press Release on Maternal Health Petition - FINAL.doc> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> WestNileNet mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet >>>> >>>> WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >>>> >>>> All Archives can be found at >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>> >>>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >>>>attachments if any). 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