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Webinar: Conceptual Constitution of Disability: A Public Health Understanding of Sickle Cell ‘Disease’ & Multiple Sclerosis

By sama Announcements, Our Work, Reproductive and Disability Justice & Sickle Cell Disease

Sama is organising a webinar, “Conceptual Constitution of Disability: A Public Health and Feminist Understanding of Sickle Cell ‘Disease’ & Multiple Sclerosis,” on August 5, 2024 between 3:00 and 5:00 PM IST. The webinar aims to build an engagement beyond disease-specific silos and shed light on the shared concerns and experiences of people living with disabling chronic health conditions and genetic conditions. Continue reading

People with sickle cell disease face damaging stigma

By admin Articles and Edited Volumes, Our Work, Publications, Reproductive and Disability Justice & Sickle Cell Disease

Stigma and bias erode wellbeing and exacerbate psychological harm, particularly for people from marginalised communities, especially women. Many with the disease are reluctant to reveal their status because of concerns about prejudice and criticism, often choosing to live in secrecy. Continue reading

Round Table on Sickle Cell Disease: Some Photographs

By admin Our Work, Photo Gallery, Reproductive and Disability Justice & Sickle Cell Disease

Sama organised a one-day round table on 2nd July 2024 in Delhi, titled “Interrogating Sickle Cell Disease as a Public Health and Reproductive Justice Issue,” to deliberate on some critical issues on sickle cell disease (SCD) and share experiences from its field visits to Chhattisgarh for guidance on its future work on SCD. Here are some photographs of the round table. Continue reading

Interrogating Sickle Cell Disease as a Public Health and Reproductive Justice Issue

By admin Our Work, Reproductive and Disability Justice & Sickle Cell Disease

To deliberate on some critical issues on sickle cell disease (SCD), Sama organised a one-day round table on July 2, 2024, in Delhi to share observations from its field visits to Chhattisgarh for guidance on its future work on SCD. The round table, titled “Interrogating Sickle Cell Disease as a Public Health and Reproductive Justice Issue,” brought together doctors, health policy contributors, feminists, academics, and disability and public health activists to examine SCD from the perspective of patient rights and as a feminist public health issue through the lenses of reproductive justice and disability justice. Continue reading

Towards Addressing Gender Inequity and Gender-Based Violence: ASHAs

By admin Capacity Building Tools, Gender Based Violence, Our Work, Publications

Adding to the series of training modules designed for healthcare providers, titled “Towards Addressing Gender Inequity and Gender-Based Violence,” is a training module tailored for ASHAs. As front-line community health workers, ASHAs have very frequent interactions with the community. Because of their location, they are also accessible and are often a safe and initial point of contact for survivors of violence. Continue reading

Towards Addressing Gender Inequity and Gender-Based Violence: Nurses