World Health Day: Focusing on the physical and mental health of women around the world

Nearby 300,000 women still die during pregnancy or childbirth every year. More than two million babies die in their first month of life, and about two million are more dead-born, says the World Health Organization (WHO) Which strikes a long-term campaign for the health of mothers and newborns.

Data increases to one folding death every seven seconds, state the UN Health Agency.

The Healthy beginnings, hope futures The campaign is By setting governments and health policy makers to increase the ending efforts to prevent the mortal maternal and newbornand priority in the long-term health and prosperity of women.

Helping every woman and baby to survive and progress

Through a series of strategic actions, which targets not only saves lives, but ensure that mothers and newborn progress. In cooperation with partners, they will focus on the empowerment of health workers and share key information on healthy pregnancy, secure childbirth and postnatal care.

Listening to women

Access to high-quality, compassionate care is key for women and families everywhere, which emphasizes. Health systems must be developed to deal with a wide range of health, including obstetric complications, mental health, non-communications and family planning – Ensuring that women’s needs are satisfied before, during and after delivery.

Women in war zones

At the same time, share in Women and girls caught in conflict zones have accelerated last year, and women now make up 40 percent of all civilian deaths in armed conflicts.

Today, over 600 million women and girls live in areas affected by violence – altering 50 percent increase since 2017. years.

As the conflicts amplifies worldwide, women and girls have a difficult mental health traveler. From Afghanistan and Gaza to Georgia and Ukraine, millions are grappling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression and trauma, with limited access and care access.

Around One in five people affected by a humanitarian crisis will develop long-term mental health conditions. Despite that, only two percent of those who require the care they require. Mental health financing globally represents between one and two percent of health consumption.

Stark is divided into mental health

Gap between high and low revenue countries in mental health services is Stark. There are more than 70 mental health workers for every 100,000 people in the rich nations. In contrast, in low-income countries, that number falls into less than one.

As the conflicts are wolf, the number of women affected is still growing, making this crisis even more emergency. UN Gender Equality Agency, WivesThey talked to women in Afghanistan, Gazi, Georgia and Ukraine to understand how these conflicts are stinging mental health crisis.

Women in Gaza Trapped in Trauma

In Gaza, ruthless bombing, displacement and deprivation have created a humanitarian disaster. Living under siege and constant threat to violence, women and girls face extreme levels of fear, trauma and exhaustion.

Data from Wives It shows that 75 percent feel regular depression, 62 percent cannot sleep, and 65 percent suffer from nightmares and anxiety – most are left to meet itself.

“My mental health and psychological health suffers,” said a 27-year-old pregnant mother three from Khan Younis. “Sometimes I go to the toilet just to cry and cry until I feel better.”

Women don’t just deal with their trauma – they are also trying to worry about their children.

“I did not give priority that I am the primary carer for my children, assuming the role and father and mother,” said a 27-year-old mother.

Afghanistan: Women deleted from public life

In AfghanistanThe return of Taliban was engaged in crushing a blow to women’s rights and mental health. Alison Davidian, UN representative for women, warns that almost four years of Taliban decrees “performed” female autonomy.

Regardless of women in the role leaders and 98 percent, not reporting any impact on local decisions, many feel trapped in the life of insulation and despair.

“Three years ago, afghan woman could run for president. Now she may not be able to decide to buy foods,” says Davidian. The result is irresistible psychological distress, with 68 percent of women in Afghanistan who report their mental health as “bad” or “very bad.”

Georgia: The use of antidepressants on the rise

In Georgia, liquid relocation and conflict left many women without access to adequate mental health. Approximately 200,000 people remain internally displaced, with almost 40 percent living in shelters under difficult conditions.

Mental health issues are widespread, with 23 percent suffering from PTSD, 10 percent of the reporting of depression and 9 percent engaged in anxiety. However, only about a third of the affected demand is care.

“We saw a sudden increase in the use of antidepressants, especially in areas with a large number of displaced people,” Elene Rusetskaia said from the female informative center. “The problem of mental health is very serious, especially in children.”

Ukraine: Domestic violence and depression Leabri in the middle of the war

In UkraineThe war arising from the Russian invasion pushed the female mental health in the crisis. Gender-based violence increased by 36 percent from 2022. years, and women are working unpaid work services – up to 56 hours per week. Forty-two percent are in danger of depression, while 23 percent reports the necessary consultation.

Displaced women, many of them refugees are faced with some of the worst challenges for mental health, with limited access to support services.

Recently survey by the international migration organization (Iom) It has revealed that 53 percent of internally displaced people in Ukraine suffers from depression, and helped help scarce.

In response, UN women have secured Protection, legal aid and psychosocial support for more than 180,000 women and girls in Ukraine through women’s peace and humanitarian fund.

Health financing

Current crisis of humanitarian financing, deteriorated by falling health consumption in the host countries, affects the scope and quality of public health and dietary programs for refugees and household communities, UN refugee agency, UNHCR, he said.

There are 335,000 reproductive age in Jordan in danger of losing the maternal health. Without sufficient funds, prenatal care, safe delivery and newborn health services will disappear.

In Bangladesh, about a million refugees Rohingy faces a harder health crisis due to the freezing of funding, threatening access to basic medical services. In the programs supported UNHCR, over 40,000 pregnant women can lose access to critical antenatal care, with 5,000 at risk of delivery in insecure conditions.

In Burundi, the suspension of food programs in several camps means that thousands of refugee children under five years of age cannot obtain adequate treatment for malnutrition.

Necessity, not luxury

For women and girls in conflict zones, mental health care is a critical need, not a luxury. Recovery, dignity and survival depend on access to service counseling, counseling and community.

As conflicts continue to break up communities, the need for mental health support becomes more emergency than ever. Countries must invest in mental health as a basic part of the humanitarian response, especially in the settings of the conflict, entered women, emphasized, inviting governments to listen – and operate.

Listen to an interview with the representative of the ad intermediate agency for UN reproductive health, UNFPA, in Sudan: