GIZ a German NGO in Rwanda has vowed to strengthen youth friendly health centers as a way of improving reproductive health services especially in rural areas.
The country director Ulrike Maenne highlighted that the youth are benefiting from the program and have also gained the courage to visit the health centers also offering elaborated information about various health issues.
“Awareness of HIV/AIDS for instance is essential and how to avoid the risks of acquiring non-communicable diseases,” she gave the remarks during a gathering of staff and their families.
“we also have an internal sensitization program because we want our employees to be healthy, in similar gatherings which happen yearly, there’re always topics to be discussed mainly on better health practices, hence we would also want to implement this further to the public,” said Maenne.
Liza Girrbach a public health specialist working for GIZ said plans are underway to reach out to the youth and educate them on reproductive health.
“This is very important but we need to train health practitioners since there’s lack of human resource especially in remote areas”.
In this respect, GIZ through the ministry of health has been supporting trainings of midwives, counselors and gynecologists.
“These kind of services also facilitate better maternal health meaning there’re would be a reduction of infant mortality,” she advised.
Currently, the youth friendly health centers are present in five districts; Nyaruguru,Kisagara, Huye, Gicumbi and Musanze.
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