River Blindness Video Journal Part 3: Women and Biomedicine (The Carter Center)

For more information on The Carter Center, please visit www.cartercenter.org Abu Hamad, a vast and isolated desert community 500 kilometers from the Sudanese capitol Khartoum, is on the verge of disproving a long-held belief among public health professionals that river blindness (onchocerciasis) cannot be eliminated in Africa due to poor health care delivery and the disease’s prevalence. In this three-part video journal, join Carter Center expert Dr. Moses Katabarwa and his colleagues from the Sudan Ministry of Health and Lions Clubs International Foundation in the field as they guide and support the pioneering community-based approach that has brought this debilitating and potentially blinding parasitic skin disease to the brink of elimination. The multi-pronged strategy **enlist women and families to identify cases of the disease that need to be treated and work to prevent new cases; **provide doses of the drug Mectizan® (ivermectin) twice a year to remove the microscopic worms in the body that are responsible for the disease; **and integrate river blindness education in all facets of family and community life. Traditionally, women have been the primary health caregivers in Abu Hamad, but their roles were diminished by the introduction of modern medicine, a male-dominated field. Today, local attitudes are changing again. Women make up half of the community’s population, and therefore, their participation in the elimination effort is crucial. The team is excited to see …

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