The man sought treatment, but just when he thought it was cleared up, he would have a recurrence. Finally, one of the volunteer counselors told him to have his wife treated, as well. The man initially resisted, saying he did not get the disease from his wife. But when the volunteer made him understand he was likely re-infected by his wife, the man agreed and brought his wife for treatment. Now both are healthy.
Volunteers use pictures and stories to teach people about family planning.
The lessons are sinking in, Lane says. And as the architects of the country's only project solely focused on reproductive health, CARE Mozambique is getting invitations to help develop similar community programs in other provinces. Now that we've reached out to the adults, we are bringing them onboard to instruct adolescents about reproductive health. They agree, the sooner these lessons are presented, the more effective they will be.