National Guideline for Post-Abortion Care Comprehensive Management Training
by DKT Indonesia
The Bangka Belitung Islands are a province in Indonesia consisting of two main islands, Bangka Island and Belitung Island, along with 50 smaller islands. DKT Indonesia collaborated with POGI Bangka Belitung to train 65 ob-gyn doctors and general practitioners in the National Guideline for Post-Abortion Care Comprehensive Management using MVA (Manual Vacuum Aspirator), following recommendations from the Ministry of Health Indonesia, WHO, and FIGO. This training took place on Sunday, July 7, 2024. Comprehensive miscarriage management in rural areas is one of the key efforts to reduce maternal mortality. In line with the National Guidelines for Post-Abortion Care Management, MVA (manual vacuum aspiration) procedures are particularly well-suited for rural areas such as the Bangka Belitung Islands. These procedures can be effectively performed without the need for an operating room by, for example, a trained ob-gyn, general practitioner or community midwife under appropriate supervision.
SOURCE: DKT Indonesia on Linked In
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From Chatbots to Classrooms: Mitigating teen pregnancy with comprehensive outreach strategies
by Charlotte Weiser, DKT International
DKT’s marketing manager in the Philippines, was alarmed when she heard about a pregnant, 10-year-old girl who had been seen in a clinic in The Philippines, but she was not shocked. She said DKT Philippines is regularly invited by the Integrated Midwives Association (IMA) to go into schools and talk to teachers – but not the students – about contraception. The stigma associated with talking about sex and the cultural taboos that still exist in the country are so strong that many school principals won’t allow DKT staff to talk to students about sexual health, but will invite midwives into the schools to give pre-approved presentations directly to students.
DKT serves to both influence and educate young people on sexual and reproductive health issues by making conversations about sex, sex positivity, and safe sex, current. In Latin America North, DKT Mexico runs DKT School, which is a free, social program that sends specialists to public and private middle and high schools, presenting comprehensive sexual education in a fun, engaging manner– free of prejudice. The curriculum was developed through DKT Mexico’s partnership with Amaze.org, a sexual education website that develops tailored animated videos about sexual development and health for young people. DKT then sends a team of trained specialists into schools to discuss topics such as contraceptives, gender, sexual diversity, human rights, sexual harassment, and more.
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Using interactive games and presentations, DKT School makes taboo subjects fun and gives students confidence in their sexuality and self-expression. From August 2022 to December 2023, DKT School had 1,300+ events, educated 530,000+ students, and sampled around 430,000 condoms.
DKT Indonesia similarly has built the foundation for comprehensive engagement with young people through its Berani Berencana (BB)- “Dare to Plan”- campaign which includes on-the-ground initiatives, a network of call centers, and multiple social media access points. BB provides information about contraception, debunks common myths, and promotes safe sex and healthy relationships to Gen Z, and includes an Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook account, as well as a website. BB’s digital success is possible now because the team in Indonesia laid the groundwork for that success by visiting 210 schools and engaging with 30,000+ students between 2019 and 2021.
As in the Philippines, the educational work DKT was attempting in Indonesia and Mexico was opposed by school leadership. Still, team members in both countries steadily and diplomatically engaged with that leadership to ultimately deliver SRH information to students.
Read more about DKT in Africa “bringing contraceptive methods to the last mile” in Mozambique, Democratic Republic of Congo, as well, with the long-term aim of “paving the way toward comprehensive and stigma-free sex education”.
SOURCE: DKTInternational.org, 8 July 2024