HEALTH IN RURAL AREAS          

                                             
     

     For a number of decades health cares in rural areas is increasingly becoming worse, one can be shocked by the silence that is posed over the situation which indeed requires an immediate  attention to contain, complicated delivery in women is a major denominator, lack of permanent transport to get patients to hospital remains to be questions that has nobody to give back the answer, a case happened to  Mwajuma Haji Athumani who  wasn’t lucky enough to have someone  to get  her to the hospital. Three years ago Mwajuma went into labour whilst at home in her village of Kiembe. It was raining heavily so transport was unable to pass on the rural roads. She had no choice but to walk. She walked for half an hour to the local dispensary in Talawanda but no one was there to help her. Still experiencing labour pains she continued to Chalinze, a further hour away. But, still no one was available to help her. She then left for Tomby Kibaha Hospital. But, it was too late. She gave birth on the side of the road to a baby which was already dead. “I’m too ashamed to talk about it,” she said.  “The doctor suggested that if the road was better children wouldn’t die.” But, you can see it in her eyes she blames herself. But, it wasn’t her fault. And, she’s not the only local woman this has happened to. again one may be suffering from malaria but because transport is hard to find may decide to stay at home and rely in tradition medicine  a problem that has resulted in death of many children especially those below the age of five years therefore walking is the only option to these people in rural areas and those who are too weak to walk need people to carry them by hands or by (chekecheke) a sieve-  used to clean maize that is often adapted in an improvised  stretcher as is seen in picture

                                                                                                                        

school children show a chekecheke (when improvised)

used to carry patients to hospital

      

                     

                                                                                                              Education as the backbone for the future of the children is still a matter of low priority to the society members and unequal representation of number of girls and boys at school continues up to the higher learning institutions, lack of  infrastructure at school and  other educational facilities such as books, laboratory equipments make the school life even more harder for both teachers and students