Posts Tagged ‘reproductive health care’
March 10th, 2008 | 
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From Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America:
| Our Kenyan partner clinics are overwhelmed by need and lacking supplies.
Please, help Planned Parenthood get condoms, emergency contraception, and medical care to the victims of sexual violence in Kenya ? and to women and men around the world. Thank you. |
In the aftermath of the unimaginable chaos and sexual violence that gripped Kenya for months, Dr. Sarah Onyango knows exactly what to do. The only problem is, there aren’t enough supplies or resources to do it.
There aren’t enough post-trauma counselors, pregnancy tests, condoms, or emergency contraception.
Normally, I write to you about how to help Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the women, men, and young people we serve surmount challenges here in the U.S. But the reports coming out of our Africa Regional Office in Kenya are beyond comprehension. And that’s why I’m writing you today.
Right now, I need your help to ensure that critical reproductive health services continue to be available to the millions of Kenyans who need them ? and that we have the funds to continue our work around the world. Please help.
Talking to our Africa Regional Director, Dr. Onyango, I could hardly believe her composure given the challenges she’s facing. Her update spoke of progress, but against odds that I can’t even imagine. She told me that her staff members who feared for their lives have been successfully relocated; the health care provider who was shot is now recovering; the health clinics that were burned down or destroyed are nowhere near being rebuilt, but the nurses and counselors have found ways to continue to treat rape and trauma survivors; and health workers continue to distribute what contraceptives they have left however they can.
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