There are several problems faced by women in rural India. Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand is no different. The situation has only gotten worse here after the flash floods struck the district and the state as a whole in June 2013. Aditya Shinde, a mountaineer and who is currently on Relief operations in Uttarkashi on behalf of Sahil, a Pune based NGO says: "That there are several medical problems and most of all those faced by women".
Woman’s status and gender norms that are prevalent in the society determine the access to and utilization of health care facilities. "As is understood from district authorities at Uttarkashi, for a population of close to 3.5lacs, this entire district does not have a single lady doctor. Gynecologists are a far cry," says Shinde.
Most health issues among women emanate out of the fact that they lack knowledge on dietary habits and nutritious food. Most women in the villages are undernourished. Women do not know how much food they need to consume during the time of pregnancy and about the lactation period for women. This leads to high maternal mortality rate among the women. Apart from that most women in the villages are suffering from anaemia and weakness. The latest on ground report from Dr Aditya Banerjee who was there for a week conducting medical camps in remote villages of Bhatwari Block shows that almost 95 per cent village women here suffer from anaemia. Apart from that many women suffer from menstrual disorders such as Leucorrhea, Metrorragia, Dysmenorrhea and Irregular menses.
This is a serious problem and at this point in time there is a requirement for lady doctors who can trek with the relief teams working in Uttarkashi and reach out to the remote villages now even cut off from basic healthcare. Please share this among your network of friends
Woman’s status and gender norms that are prevalent in the society determine the access to and utilization of health care facilities. "As is understood from district authorities at Uttarkashi, for a population of close to 3.5lacs, this entire district does not have a single lady doctor. Gynecologists are a far cry," says Shinde.
Most health issues among women emanate out of the fact that they lack knowledge on dietary habits and nutritious food. Most women in the villages are undernourished. Women do not know how much food they need to consume during the time of pregnancy and about the lactation period for women. This leads to high maternal mortality rate among the women. Apart from that most women in the villages are suffering from anaemia and weakness. The latest on ground report from Dr Aditya Banerjee who was there for a week conducting medical camps in remote villages of Bhatwari Block shows that almost 95 per cent village women here suffer from anaemia. Apart from that many women suffer from menstrual disorders such as Leucorrhea, Metrorragia, Dysmenorrhea and Irregular menses.
This is a serious problem and at this point in time there is a requirement for lady doctors who can trek with the relief teams working in Uttarkashi and reach out to the remote villages now even cut off from basic healthcare. Please share this among your network of friends
