{"id":16686,"date":"2019-05-30T12:50:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-30T12:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ullsdelmon.org\/?post_type=ulls-de-dona&p=16686"},"modified":"2026-03-30T01:19:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T01:19:22","slug":"gender-perspective-in-mozambiques-eye-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"ulls-de-dona","link":"https:\/\/www.ullsdelmon.org\/en\/womens-eyes\/gender-perspective-in-mozambiques-eye-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender perspective in Mozambique’s eye healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gender equality is one of the main principles in Eyes of the world\u2019s activities. Faced with the lack of data about gender roles\u2019 effect on eye healthcare for women in Inhambane (Mozambique), Eyes of the world decided to carry out a gender diagnose<\/span><\/strong>. Our goal has been to identify the hindrances that prevent Mozambican women and girls from benefiting from ophthalmologic services. We also aim to set an alternative for improvement.<\/p>\n

The report, commissioned by Eyes of the world and funded by Barcelona\u2019s municipality, was led by Guillermo Mart\u00ednez-P\u00e9rez (professor at the University of Zaragoza and president of the AfWORO: African Women\u2019s Research Observatory) and the anthropologists Brigitte Bagnol and Lara de Sousa. In order to prepare our report, groups of discussion, in-depth interviews and informal conversations were held in Funhalouro, Homoine, Jangamo, Massinga, Maxixe, Panda and Vilankulo\u2019s communitary and sanitary areas.<\/p>\n

\"Among the results of our diagnose, we confirmed that traditional gender roles give men the role of domestic provider and finance controler, and also the power of taking relevant decisions about treatments, hospitalizations and surgeries. On the other hand, women take care of the domestic sphere. Women suffer a lower level of schooling as well, which often makes them feel inferior. In spite of the rise of traditional female leaders, some of them don\u2019t accept the offer to become one because of lack of information, fear of becoming a victim of sorcery or a feeling of inferiority towards men.<\/p>\n

We have also come to several conclusions about eye health, followed by its corresponding recommendations to achieve gender equality in terms of access to eye healthcare<\/a> in that Mozambican region:<\/p>\n

Available resources<\/span><\/strong>: although there are primary healthcare professionals in Inhambane\u2019s communities, most patients see the traditional physicians, or curandeiros<\/em>, as their first option.<\/p>\n