SOGOC, ACAC WITH MODERN TRADITIONAL DOCTORS TO DOWN MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES

Prof. emeritus Robert Leke (middle) flanged by his Regional representatives

Traditional Doctors Of The Northwest Region have been schooled on how to reduce the rapid increasae of maternal deaths related to unsafe abortions. The one day workshop that brought together modern traditional Doctors and herbalists was organized by the Advocacy for Comprehensive Abortion Care (ACAC) an NGO under the canopy of the Society of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians of Cameroon ( SOGOC).

    Speaking to participants the national president of SOGOC, Professor emeritus Robert Leke in B'da over the weekend told the traditional healthcare providers to decease from practices that could up the number of mortality and morbidity cases in the region. He revealed that over 700 women die each year in Cameroon as a result of criminal abortions or postpartum hemorrhage. This he qualified results from poor management in the hands of quarks or traditional healthcare providers.

     The health expert said it the duty of the traditional doctor to course every case to the Gynaecologists and stay off any trials that could result to the lose of lives.  The regional chapter of SOGOC which is headed by Dr. Takang of the University of Bamenda UBa, he further explained, 

 "we are charged with enforcement of the visions of SOGOC in the reduction of maternal mortality and or other devastating effects lining reproduction as well as reproductive health provisions". He furthered that "the traditional practitioners should be able to stay away from patients who present with severe headache,  hypertension, bleeding and other complecated cases which could be life teasing". 

He blamed some of the deaths from eutopic pregnancies to unauthorized ventures by practitioners. He highlighted the rural population as victims of the quarks, with youth and peer influence a matter of utmost concern and should be the duty of the herbalists to course the patients to experts i.e Gynaecologists.à

  The objective of ACAC and it partners is to advocate for an enabling environment for increased access to safe abortion services within the context of the Cameroon law in a bid to reduce maternal mortality.

     

National coordinator with some partipants

It's other utmost gaols include the strengthening management and organizational capacity of SOGOC, establish and strengthen a coordinated network for increased advocacy amongst other lawful moves towards the target audience. The target audience therefore include reproductive health policy makers MINSANTE, MINPROFF  and other related ministerial departments, law makers and the public.

      It should be noted that since the ACAC project went operational in Cameroon it has succeeded to create a network of like-minded stakeholders. This has enabled an increased advocacy  and access to comprehensive abortion care services for eligible cases so as to reduce maternal mortality in Cameroon.

By Manaseh Vushigho Vubangsi 

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