In his presentation, the head of the Reproductive Health program at Unfpa, Doctor Saïd Mahamoud, recalled that each individual has the right to be informed on this subject and to know where and how to obtain all the necessary information. , regardless of their social and economic situation. “We know well that our culture has many taboos, especially on the question of reproduction and family planning. We tried to work together with the Arpsr in order to persuade others with religious precepts,” he maintained.
The Association of Religious for the Promotion of Reproductive Health (Arpsr) with the technical and financial support of Unfpa, organized, from November 7 to 8 in Moroni, a capacity building workshop for its members . The training focused on communication practices, production health, family planning and gender-based violence (GBV). Its objective was to prepare seasoned field agents to successfully carry out awareness campaigns. Doctors, ulama and magistrates were present at this training.
In his presentation, the head of the Reproductive Health program at Unfpa, Doctor Saïd Mahamoud, recalled that each individual has the right to be informed on this subject and to know where and how to obtain all the necessary information. , regardless of their social and economic situation. “We know well that our culture has many taboos, especially on the question of reproduction and family planning. We tried to work together with the Arpsr in order to persuade others with religious precepts,” he maintained.
At the end of this workshop, the president of the Arpsr, Oustadh Mohamed Ahmed Safari, declared that each organization must contribute within society in order to join the pack of emerging countries by 2030. He then thanked the Unfpa and the government.
At the end of the training, Oustadh Abdou Elhakim Hilali, one of the participants, testified: “I learned a lot of things, particularly about spacing births in order to protect the health of the mother and child.
Likewise, spacing births has innumerable advantages, especially educationally and economically.” As for Saïd Abdallah Rifki Oumouhabiba, she admitted to having experimented with educational chat, which is a form of interpersonal communication that can be used to transmit health information.