UTAFITI WHO: Mtu mmoja kati ya 6 duniani huathiriwa na Ugumba katika Maisha yao

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Takriban mtu mmoja kati ya sita duniani kote ameathiriwa na ugumba enzi za uhai wao, kulingana na ripoti mpya ya Shirika la Afya Duniani (WHO), ambayo inasema kazi zaidi inapaswa kufanywa ili kuboresha upatikanaji wa huduma nafuu, ya ubora wa juu ya uzazi

Shirika la afya la Umoja wa Mataifa linasema takriban asilimia 17.5 ya watu wazima wanaugua ugumba, huku kukiwa na tofauti ndogo katika kuenea kwa ugumba kati ya sehemu mbalimbali za dunia

"Ripoti inafichua ukweli muhimu - ugumba haubagui," Dk Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, mkurugenzi mkuu wa WHO alisema katika taarifa.

"Idadi kubwa ya watu walioathiriwa inaonyesha hitaji la kupanua ufikiaji wa huduma ya uzazi na kuhakikisha suala hili haliwekwa kando tena katika utafiti wa afya na sera ili njia salama, bora na za bei nafuu za kupata uzazi zipatikane kwa wale wanaotafuta."

Ugumba ni ugonjwa wa mfumo wa uzazi wa kiume au wa kike, unaofafanuliwa na kushindwa kupata ujauzito baada ya kushiriki mara kwa mara tendo la ndoa bila kinga, kwa miezi 12 au zaidi. Kwa wale walioathiriwa, inaweza kusababisha dhiki kubwa, unyanyapaa, na ugumu wa kifedha, na kuathiri ustawi wao wa kiakili na kisaikolojia, WHO ilisema.

Huduma nyingi za matibabu kwa ajili ya kuzuia, utambuzi na matibabu ya ugumba, ikiwa ni pamoja na teknolojia ya usaidizi wa uzazi kama vile urutubishaji wa maabara (IVF), bado hazifadhiliwi na hazipatikani na wengi kutokana na gharama kubwa na upatikanaji mdogo.

Matibabu ya uzazi mara nyingi hufadhiliwa nje ya mfuko.

Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa liligundua katika ripoti tofauti kuhusu gharama za matibabu ya ugumba kwamba gharama za matibabu za moja kwa moja zinazolipwa na wagonjwa kwa awamu moja ya IVF mara nyingi huwa juu kuliko wastani wa mapato ya kila mwaka.

"Mamilioni ya watu wanakabiliwa na janga la gharama za huduma za afya baada ya kutafuta matibabu ya ugumba, na kufanya hili kuwa suala kuu la usawa na mara nyingi, mtego wa umaskini wa matibabu kwa wale walioathiriwa," Dk Pascale Allotey, mkurugenzi wa Afya ya Ujinsia na Uzazi na Utafiti katika WHO, alisema katika taarifa hiyo

"Sera bora na ufadhili wa umma zinaweza kuboresha kwa kiasi kikubwa upatikanaji wa matibabu na kulinda kaya maskini kutokana na kutumbukia katika umaskini."

Ripoti ya WHO ilitokana na tafiti kuhusu kuenea kwa ugumba duniani na kikanda kuanzia 1990 hadi 2021


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One in six people worldwide affected by infertility: WHO

UN health agency calls for cheaper and more accessible treatments to help those trying to start a family. An embryologist at a fertility centre in India preparing a sample. She is wearing plastic gloves, a blue hair cover and mask with IVF written in red on the front. IVF treatments are increasingly sought after in countries across the world

About one in six people around the world are affected by infertility during their lifetime, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), which says more work needs to be done to improve access to affordable, high-quality fertility care.

The UN’s health agency says about 17.5 percent of the adult population experience infertility, with little variation in the prevalence of infertility between different parts of the world.

Lifetime prevalence was 17.8 percent in high-income countries and 16.5 percent in low- and middle-income countries.

“The report reveals an important truth – infertility does not discriminate,” Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO’s director-general said in a statement.

“The sheer proportion of people affected shows the need to widen access to fertility care and ensure this issue is no longer sidelined in health research and policy so that safe, effective, and affordable ways to attain parenthood are available for those who seek it.”

Infertility is a disease of the male or female reproductive system, defined by the failure to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months or more of trying. For those affected, it can cause significant distress, stigma, and financial hardship, affecting their mental and psychosocial wellbeing, the WHO said.

Most medical care for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infertility, including assisted reproductive technology such as in vitro fertilisation (IVF), remain underfunded and inaccessible to many due to the high cost and limited availability.

Fertility treatments are often funded out of pocket.

The UN agency found in a separate report on the costs of infertility treatments that the direct medical costs paid by patients for a single round of IVF are often higher than the average annual income.

“Millions of people face catastrophic healthcare costs after seeking treatment for infertility, making this a major equity issue and all too often, a medical poverty trap for those affected,” Dr Pascale Allotey, director of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research at the WHO, said in the statement.

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“Better policies and public financing can significantly improve access to treatment and protect poorer households from falling into poverty as a result.”

The WHO report was based on studies on the global and regional prevalence of infertility from 1990 to 2021.


Source: Aljazeera
 
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