CHALLENGE TO THE MATERNITY OF WEMBO-NYAMA

It is from 2012 that the Congolese Society of Gynecology Obstetricians

has highlighted the fact that the Democratic Republic of Congo in the
DRC is one of the countries where the mortality rate was higher. 546
women per 100,000 live births would die each year and more than half
of them would occur around childbirth. A woman destined to give life
will lose hers.
This problem has mobilized several humanitarian organizations,
several experts in the matter to reflect on the ways and means to get
there to avoid the worst. Our government has made it its battleground
by relying on the national program of reproductive health, family
planning, sensitization on pregnant woman's snatch, childbirth as well
as postpartum.
We should recognize that these effects are real. There is currently a
10% reduction after 4 years. We know this observation is currently
evolving on the ground, that is to say in Clinic with the population in a
rural environment, in Wembo Nyama general Hospital, most the
patients can not afford heath care.
The current population in this health zone is around 130,000
inhabitants. The mortality rate is 4%. We see that we are making
efforts in my framework. This will help reduce this maternal mortality
rate in my region or in my province by raising awareness of family
planning to strengthen the capacities of care structures for pregnant
women and health personnel. Nevertheless, since we are the only
gynecologist-obstetrician in a province of more than one million
inhabitants, we do not only receive women of reproductive age with
problems of childbirth, problems after childbirth and many from
children whose monthers died during their birth. Having no structure
or supports to care for these children, who also have their family,
neighbors or volunteers to contribute for their survival. As you can
imagine, we often encounter resistance or refusal (...) since the
majority of people are in a situation of survival. Poverty is the bedrock
of the population. Nobody wants to take care of it so sometimes I have
to help with my own fund in certain emergency situations that require
immidiate care.
As a short-term solution, we solicit help from the volunteers, either
financially or materially to obtain diet milk for these children. We need
to obtain diet milk for these children. It is known that breast milk
remains excellent food for these babies. We are obliged to support the
few nurses by feeding them with personal and limited financial
resources. An operational support program working alongside our

maternity is needed.
NB: A note to Olusimbo to guide me in one of her services to send me
the application about this.
Dr. Pierre Manya