Ukuvikeleka Kokudla Kwezingane Kuqala Ebeleni - Sekela Ukuncelisa Ibele

INingizimu Afrika inezinga eliphansi lokuncelisa ibele emhlabeni. Hhayi ngoba abesifazane abakuqondi ukubaluleka kokuncelisa izingane zabo kodwa ngenxa yokuthi abesifazane babhekene nesimo esinzima sokunakekela izingane zabo. Kuleli sonto Lomhlaba Lokuncelisa Ibele, eligujwe kusukela mhla lu-1 kuya zingama-07 kuNcwaba, Inhlangano YaseNingizimu Afrika Yezempilo Yabesifazane, Intsha kanye Nezingane (i-SACSoWACH) igxile ekudaleni indawo evumela futhi esekele abesifazane ukuthi bancelise ngempumelelo.

Ngenxa yezinkinga zethu zamanje zomhlaba wonke, nobhubhane oludla lubi lwe-COVID-19 kanye nokuwohloka komnotho okwalandela, abesifazane babhekene nobunzima bokulahlekelwa yimisebenzi. Imizi ephethwe ngabesifazane, ikakhulukazi, ibhekene nokushaqeka ngokwezimali, ¹ okwengeza emthwalweni wokuthola ukudla kwemindeni yawo kanye nokunakekela izingane zabo. ENingizimu Afrika, cishe umuzi owodwa kwemibili uphethwe ngabesifazane, okuhlanekezela isidingo sokuhlinzeka omama ngokungafanele.

Ngenxa yezinkinga zethu zamanje zomhlaba wonke, nobhubhane oludla lubi lwe-COVID-19 kanye nokuwohloka komnotho okwalandela, abesifazane babhekene nobunzima bokulahlekelwa yimisebenzi. Imizi ephethwe ngabesifazane, ikakhulukazi, ibhekene nokushaqeka ngokwezimali, ¹ okwengeza emthwalweni wokuthola ukudla kwemindeni yawo kanye nokunakekela izingane zabo. ENingizimu Afrika, cishe umuzi owodwa kwemibili uphethwe ngabesifazane, okuhlanekezela isidingo sokuhlinzeka omama ngokungafanele.

INingizimu Afrika yaziwa 'njengesizwe esingenababa' njengoba inesibalo esiphezulu sobaba abangekho emhlabeni. Ilinganiselwa ezigidini eziyisishiyagalolunye izingane zaseNingizimu Afrika zikhula ngaphandle koyise. ^2,3 Embikweni wakamuva wabezindaba, ngisho ukapteni wethu wamaBhokobhoko kudingeke ukuthi acele amadoda ukuthi asekele futhi aqede isihlava sokuhlukunyezwa nodlame olubhekiswe kwabesifazane. ⁴

Isinyathelo sokuqala sokwakha indawo esekelayo nephephile yabesifazane nezingane ukuhlinzekwa kokudla okubalulekile kwabesifazane abakhulelwe kanye nomama abancelisa ibele. Siyabadinga obaba namadoda anikwe amandla ukuze asukume atshale ikusasa lomphakathi wethu.

Ukuncelisa ibele kuhle kakhulu ezinsaneni nasezinganeni ezincane njengomthombo wokudla, ukuzivikela komzimba kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwe-neurocognitive, kanye nokuzilawula ngokomzwelo. ⁵ “Isinyathelo sokuqala sokwakha indawo esekelayo nephephile yabesifazane nezingane ukuhlinzekwa kokudla okubalulekile kwabesifazane abakhulelwe nomama abancelisa ibele. Ukuphepha nokuvikelwa komama, njengabaphenyi nabanakekeli bezingane, kuyinto engaxoxiswana nayo,” kuchaza uDkt Tshepo Motsepe, uNkosikazi kaMengameli waseNingizimu Afrika, ongumvikeli we-Coalition, isishoshovu sokuncelisa ibele esishisekayo futhi esinakekela abantu.

Izinga eliphezulu lodlame eNingizimu Afrika angeke lishaywe indiva. Ukuncelisa ibele kuhlotshaniswa nodlame oluncane emiphakathini. ⁵ Ucwaningo luphinde luveze ukuthi u-80% wabadlwenguli bawumkhiqizo wobaba abangekho. ³ Abesilisa abasebasha abakhula ngaphandle kobaba ababandakanyekayo kunamathuba amaningi okuthi baziphathe ngendlela 'eyeqisa ubudoda' njengolaka nokungaqini kahle emoyeni. Ngokuphambene, abesifazane abasebasha banamathuba amaningi okuthi bahlakulele ukuzethemba futhi babe izisulu zobudlova. ³ Izingane eziningi ezilambile nezikhubazekile zihlala ezindlini ezingenababa ¹ lapho kuvame ukuzibulala khona kulaba bantu. ³

Ukuncelisa ibele kanye nokwesekwa kukababa kubalulekile ekukhuleni nasekukhuleni kwezingane. Osesithombeni ngenhla: U-Tayo George, usomabhizinisi kanye nomyeni kaPumla Dlamini (uSihlalo okanye naye we-SACSoWCH kanye noMphathi Wohlelo lwaseNingizimu Afrika e-Vitamin Angels) kanye nendodakazi yabo, u-Titi.

“Sidinga obaba namadoda ahlongozwe ukuthi asukume atshale ikusasa lomphakathi wethu. Izingane ziyikusasa lethu; imiphumela esiyifunayo kusasa iqala kulokhu esikwenzayo namuhla. Sicela wonke amadoda abe yisibonelo futhi anikeze ukusekelwa ngokomzwelo nangokwezimali, ngokusemandleni, emndenini nakubalingani abancelisa ibele. Lokhu kuzosiza abesifazane ukuthi bancelise ubisi lwebele kuphela futhi kubakhulule nengcindezi yokuthi basheshe babuyele emsebenzini,” kuchaza uPatrick Shivuri, oyiMenenja yoHlelo lweMaternal and Child Health kwaSave the Children kanye nobaba uqobo.

“Ukuvikeleka kokudla kwezinsana nezingane ezincane kuqala ebeleni. Ubisi lwebele luwukudla okuphilayo; ivikela ezifweni eziningi ezihlanganisa i-COVID-19. Uma sifuna ukuvikela impilo yezingane, kudingeka sivikele futhi seseke omama bazo,” kwengeza uDkt Chantell Witten, ohola ukudla okunomsoco we-SACSoWACH kanye nomfundisi eNyuvesi yaseFreyistata.

Lokhu akukaze kusebenze kakhulu esikhathini lapho ukudla kuyindlala nezinsiza zezimali ziboshelwe. “Ukunciphisa Udlame Olusekelwe Ngokobulili kuqala ngokuvikela, ukukhuthaza nokweseka omama abancelisa ibele ngazo zonke izindleko. Ukuba khona kukababa ngokomzwelo nangokwezimali kuwutshalomali lwesikhathi eside eNingizimu Afrika enempilo futhi engenadlame,” kuphetha uPrecious Robinson, usihlalo we-SACSOWACH kanye nommeli wezempilo wakwaRight to Care.

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