New DIY contraceptive now available in Myanmar
New DIY contraceptive now available in Myanmar
Myanmar Times, 29 Jun 2017
URL: http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/yangon/26587-new-diy-contraceptive-now-available-in-myanmar.html
A Do-It-Yourself contraceptive injection was launched for the first time in Myanmar by the Ministry of Health and Sports and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) at Nay Pyi Taw.
According to the UNFPA, the initiative targets women living in remote and conflict affected zones, including ethnic minorities and internally displaced people.
The initial project will be implemented in Chin State, Kachin State, Mon State, Rakhine and Shan State and 3000 midwives from 60 townships will be trained in the use of the contraceptive injection.
They then teach women how to use the new device.
The initiative aims to cover about 200,000 women in 2017 and the contraceptive will be offered free-of-charge through midwives and auxiliary midwives under the ministry.
The contraceptive injection will be distributed to reach communities and will be supported by government and non-governmental organisations, including the Marie Stopes International, the Population Services International, and ethnic health organisations.
The UNFPA contributed US$1 million (K1.36 billion) for the initiative.
Janet Jackson, UNFPA representative for Myanmar, said in a statement, “The do-it-yourself contraceptive injection allows women in Myanmar to take control of their own bodies and to decide if, how often and when to have children.“
The advent of this modern DIY contraceptive injection will allow women to have the choice of self-injecting either on the skin of the arm or leg at home and is effective for three months, a news release by UNFPA said.
The new contraceptive will help women prevent unwanted pregnancies and also assist in reducing maternal deaths, according to the UNFPA.
According to “Thematic Report on Maternal Mortality”, based on the 2014 census, about 2800 Myanmar women die annually and about eight women die due to pregnancy related complications, childbirth, including unsafe abortions, which is the third leading cause of maternal death in Myanmar.
According to the UNFPA, the initiative targets women living in remote and conflict affected zones, including ethnic minorities and internally displaced people.
The initial project will be implemented in Chin State, Kachin State, Mon State, Rakhine and Shan State and 3000 midwives from 60 townships will be trained in the use of the contraceptive injection.
They then teach women how to use the new device.
The initiative aims to cover about 200,000 women in 2017 and the contraceptive will be offered free-of-charge through midwives and auxiliary midwives under the ministry.
The contraceptive injection will be distributed to reach communities and will be supported by government and non-governmental organisations, including the Marie Stopes International, the Population Services International, and ethnic health organisations.
The UNFPA contributed US$1 million (K1.36 billion) for the initiative.
Janet Jackson, UNFPA representative for Myanmar, said in a statement, “The do-it-yourself contraceptive injection allows women in Myanmar to take control of their own bodies and to decide if, how often and when to have children.“
The advent of this modern DIY contraceptive injection will allow women to have the choice of self-injecting either on the skin of the arm or leg at home and is effective for three months, a news release by UNFPA said.
The new contraceptive will help women prevent unwanted pregnancies and also assist in reducing maternal deaths, according to the UNFPA.
According to “Thematic Report on Maternal Mortality”, based on the 2014 census, about 2800 Myanmar women die annually and about eight women die due to pregnancy related complications, childbirth, including unsafe abortions, which is the third leading cause of maternal death in Myanmar.