CONTENT

Introduction

VOSAW Activities

Situation in Focused Country (Ghana)

Prospects

INTRODUCTION

Voice of Sub-Sahara African Women

ABOUT VOSAW

• Founded 2007

• Statutory: NGO, Migrant Organisation

• Organisational Vision & Mission:

• Organisational Goals & Objectives:

• Focus: Migration & Development, Health Care, Elderly Health

VOSAW ACTIVITIES

• Women empowerment

• The Health of sub-Sahara African Women in the Netherlands - GGD in

the Hague

• VOSAW involvement in knowledge improvement activities

• Awareness campaign on sicknesses relating to old age – (etc. dementia)

• Linking migrant skill with home country need

THE HEALTH OF SUB-SAHARA AFRICAN WOMEN

IN THE NETHERLANDS

SITUATION IN FOCUSED COUNTRY (GHANA)

Plan of Action;

Based on Research into the Need of Elderly care in Ghana supported by

IOM/MIDA Ghana Health Project

• Training of care givers – Vocational training on Health care

• Awareness campaign on sicknesses relating to old age – (etc. dementia)

• Setting up nursing homes and giving home care services

• Meeting with Policy maker - Advocacy

• Creat a centre for Knowledge sharing on Ageing in Ghana

PALLIATIVE CARE TRAINING AT VRA HOSPITAL

Local Training site

Local Gtraining site

Educating Health Care

Programmes of Group discussion with rural Health care centers

Bassically, raising awreness on Dementia, gattering information on practices and understanding challenges

Health care situation

Situation were affected person was brought in treatment that result from prolonged neglect.

Family members are counselled for better understanding of dementia

WHAT IS PALLIATIVE CARE

• Definition

• Relieves suffering. Improves quality of life.

• A Partnership of Patient, Specialists and Family

• Working in a team

Meet the Target Group

Women Associations are most infective to communicating awareness messages

Perception must be changed

Meet the Target Group

The Church also has a worrying perception and solution

churches are most friendly for coummuncation of awareness messages

Public Stakeholders

Elderly Health care need legal/legislative protection

Exchange of information with key government departments is an essential task

PROFESSIONALS

FAMILY AND LOVED ONES

Situation of Dementia

This must not be allowed to continue

This picture must change

VOSAW has the will, connected with local authority and stakeholders

Needs resouces

Future Plan includes advancing of care homes of the Elderly

Providing training for health care centers

VOSAW NEEDS THE RIGHT SUPPORT