Hábitat Mujer Salud
HMS intervenes in the social net of women to contribute to their sexual and reproductive well-being with emphasis on the prevention of unsafe abortion, through the inclusion of social leaders and health personnel with the capacity to develop promotional and preventive actions.
We work together with young people and women of reproductive age, health services, community health agents and associations.
We generate co-responsibility in the implementation of preventive programs and services in Sexual and Reproductive Health
We encourage, promote and facilitate the active participation of health managers.
We work to reduce reproductive risk for women.
Community Health Agent
The Community Health Agent has a fundamental role in our projects:
· Social motivator.
· Preventive work against unwanted pregnancy.
· Conducts the reproductive counseling consultation.
· Refers when required to specialist consultation.
· Promotes healthy sexual and reproductive health behaviors.
· Promotes access to timely services.
· Prevents unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortions.
· Promotes responsible use of contraceptive methods.
NETWORKING STRATEGY
Individual volunteering
Develops assigned and planned activities according to time availability
Community volunteering
Contucted by the Community Health Worker
Organizational volunteering
Representatives of associations or other forms of organization
LET’S WORK TOGETHER TO CHANGE THIS REALITIES
Unintended pregnancy and abortion are experiences shared by people around the world. These reproductive health outcomes occur irrespective of country income level, region or the legal status of abortion.
121
Million of unintended pregnancies occurred approximately each year between 2015 and 2019.
61%
Of these unintended pregnancies, these percentage ended in abortion.
73