Even today, there are certain places in this world where women are not given with enough priority and the necessary attention they deserve. These hapless women live a miserable life and their living condition is also very appalling and far from satisfactory.
It is any woman’s nature to care for others and at the same time never bothered to take care of themselves.
What is the Need for Women’s Health Care Associates
As said earlier, in many places, women still lead a miserable life and they are also not educated to take care of their health related needs on their own. They are happy to feed their children at the cost of their own health and they starve to their ill health.
Food being scarce, these women in rural areas gives it to their husband and dear children and they starve only to end up with deteriorated health. Hence, the situation warrants making a change in the women’s thinking and behaviour and this could be brought out only by other women by staying close with them and by living with them.
Normally rural villages are all far from any easy access to medical facilities. Hence, in case of emergencies, people are not able to get quick and enough medical care. Added to this, poor eating habits and improper hygiene, rural people, rural women in particular, lead an unhealthy life with full of diseases and ailments.
The main task of any women’s health care associates will be on the lines of educating the rural mass, especially rural women, as how to keep cleanliness, maintain hygiene, when and how to seek medical facilities, and teach them the importance of eating healthy food that is rich in vitamins and minerals.
In order to bring in an awakening and to engage other women in the process, the women’s health care associate can form SHGs (self-help groups) by involving around 13-20 women in a group and teach them various avocations for income generation and other health related practices. Though this is an additional role, if played well this can create awareness and help rural women to be self-sufficient and lead a healthy life without any hassles.
To be a successful women’s health care associate, you need to be more determined and be prepared to face challenges and be willing to work under harsh environments. You should be a thoroughly motivated person, the very basic requirement without which it may not be possible to motivate other women for bringing in a desired change. As a women’s health care associate you should be able to work as a friend, some times as an advisor, some times as a consultant, some times just to keep quiet and watch the drama as it unfolds, and some times even as a strict teacher too.
The job of the selfless women’s health care associates has earned many accolades from various quarters and only because of the tireless efforts put forth by these women’s health care associates the rural women today know more about the various vaccines and other health related medications and practices, healthy diets, etc.
World is never short of good people who can help others and make the life going.
[tags]Mamogram, Pelvic Scan, Pap Smear Test, Infertility[/tags]