I-NEW DELHI
Njengoba umhlaba uzogubha uSuku Lokuhlanzeka kokuya esikhathini ngoLwesine, izigidi zabesifazane eNdiya ziphoqeleka ukuthi zifune ezinye izindlela, okuhlanganisa nezokungahlanzeki, ngenxa yokuvalwa kwe-coronavirus.
Njengoba izikole zivaliwe, ukuhlinzekwa kwamahhala “kwamanabukeni ehlanzekile” nguhulumeni sekumile, okuphoqa amantombazane asemasha ukuthi asebenzise izingcezu ezingcolile zendwangu namanikiniki.
UMaya, oneminyaka engu-16 ubudala oyisakhamuzi saseningizimu-mpumalanga yeDelhi, akakwazanga ukuthenga ama-napkins futhi usebenzisa izikibha ezindala emjikelezweni wakhe wanyanga zonke. Phambilini, ubezothola iphakethe layi-10 esikoleni sakhe esiphethwe nguhulumeni, kodwa ukuhlinzekwa kwamiswa ngemuva kokuvalwa kungazelelwe ngenxa ye-COVID-19.
“Iphakethe lama-pads ayisishiyagalombili ama-rupee angama-30 amaNdiya [amasenti angu-40]. Ubaba usebenza njengorisho futhi akaholi lutho. Ngingamcela kanjani imali yokuchitha ama- sanitary napkins? Bengisebenzisa izikibha ezindala zikamfowethu nanoma yiziphi izindwangu engizithola ekhaya,” etshela i-Anadolu Agency.
NgoMashi 23, lapho isizwe saseNingizimu Asia esinabantu abayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-1.3 simemezela isigaba sokuqala sokuvalwa kwezwe lonke, wonke amafekthri nezokuthutha kwase kumile ngaphandle kwezinsizakalo ezibalulekile.
Kodwa okwashaqisa abaningi ukuthi ama-napkins ahlanzekile, asetshenziselwa ukuhlanzeka kwabesifazane, awazange afakwe "ezinsizakalweni ezibalulekile". Amaqembu amaningi abesifazane, odokotela kanye nezinhlangano ezingekho ngaphansi kukahulumeni beze ngaphambili begqamisa ukuthi i-COVID-19 ngeke imise imijikelezo yokuya esikhathini.
“Besisabalalisa amakhulu ambalwa amapakethe ama- sanitary napkin kumantombazane nabesifazane abasebancane ezindaweni zasemakhaya. Kepha ngesikhathi kumenyezelwa ukuvalwa kwendawo, sehlulekile ukuthola ama-napkin ngenxa yokuvalwa kwamayunithi okukhiqiza, ”kusho uSandhya Saxena, umsunguli wohlelo lwe-She-Bank yi-Anaadih NGO.
"Ukuvalwa kwezindawo kanye nemikhawulo eqinile yokuhamba kubangele ukushoda kwama-pads emakethe," engeza.
Kungemva kokuba uhulumeni efake amaphedi ezinsizeni ezibalulekile ezinsukwini eziyishumi kamuva lapho uSaxena nethimba lakhe bekwazi khona uku-oda ambalwa, kodwa ngenxa yemikhawulo yezokuthutha, bahluleka ukuwasabalalisa ngo-April.
kanye noMeyi. Wengeze ngokuthi ama-napkins eza “nentela yezimpahla nezinsizakalo” egcwele, naphezu kwezingcingo ezikhulayo zomxhaso.
Ngokocwaningo lwango-2016 olumayelana nokuphathwa kokuhlanzeka kokuya esikhathini phakathi kwamantombazane asakhula e-India, bangama-12% kuphela abesifazane namantombazane abakwazi ukuthola ama- sanitary napkin kwabesifazane namantombazane abayizigidi ezingu-355 abasesikhathini. Isibalo sabesifazane abasesikhathini e-India abasebenzisa amanabukeni alahlwayo simi ezigidini ezingu-121.
Izikhathi ezingajwayelekile ezibanga ingcindezi yobhubhane
Ngaphandle kwezindaba zenhlanzeko, odokotela abaningi bebelokhu bethola izingcingo ezivela emantombazaneni asemancane mayelana nokungalandeli kahle asuke ebhekene nakho esikhathini sokuya esikhathini. Abanye baye bangenwa izifo kuyilapho abanye bopha kakhulu. Lokhu sekudale enye inkinga uma kukhulunywa ngezindaba ezithinta impilo yabesifazane. Abanye baze babike ukuthi bazithungela amaphedi emakhaya besebenzisa izingubo zokwenziwa.
“Ngithole izingcingo eziningi zivela emantombazaneni asemancane, asezikoleni, engitshela ukuthi asanda kubona izikhathi ezibuhlungu nezinzima. Kusukela ekuxilongweni kwami, konke kuwukungajwayelekile okuhlobene nengcindezi. Amantombazane amaningi manje acindezeleka ngekusasa lawo futhi awaqiniseki ngokuthi aziphilela kanjani. Lokhu kubenze bakhathazeka,” kusho uDkt Surbhi Singh, udokotela wezifo zabesifazane futhi ongumsunguli wenhlangano ezimele iSachhi Saheli (Umngane Weqiniso), ehlinzeka ngamanabukeni mahhala emantombazaneni afunda ezikoleni zikahulumeni.
Ngesikhathi ekhuluma ne-Anadolu Agency, uSingh uphinde waveza ukuthi njengoba wonke amadoda ehlala emakhaya, abesifazane abasemiphakathini enganakiwe babhekene nezinkinga zokulahla imfucuza yasesikhathini. Iningi labesifazane lincamela ukulahla imfucuza lapho abesilisa bengekho ukuze bagweme ukucwaswa ngokuya esikhathini, "kodwa lesi sikhala somuntu siqu manje sesingene ngaphansi kokhiye," kwengeza uSingh.
Lokhu kuphinde kwanciphisa isifiso sabo sokusebenzisa ama-napkins phakathi nomjikelezo wabo wanyanga zonke.
Minyaka yonke, i-India ilahla ama-sanitary pads acishe abe yizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-12, cishe namaphedi ayisishiyagalombili asetshenziswa umjikelezo ngamunye ngabesifazane abayizigidi eziyi-121.
Kanye nama-napkins, i-NGO ka-Singh manje isihambisa iphakethe elihlanganisa ama-napkins, ibhulukwe, insipho yamaphepha, isikhwama sephepha sokugcina amabhulashi/amaphedi kanye nephepha elimahhadla lokulahla iduku elingcolile. Manje sebesabalalise amaphakethe anjalo angaphezu kuka-21,000.
Isikhathi eside sokusebenzisa
Ngenxa yokungatholakali kahle nokufinyeleleka kwamaphedi ezimakethe, amantombazane amaningi asemancane nawo asephendukele ekusebenziseni i-napkin isikhathi eside kunesidingo.
Indwangu yokuhlanzeka ethengwa esitolo kufanele ishintshwe njalo ngemva kwamahora ayisithupha ukuze kunqamuke iketango lokutheleleka, kodwa ukusetshenziswa isikhathi eside kuholela ezifweni ezihlobene nezitho zangasese ezingase zibe ezinye izifo.
“Iningi lemindeni ephuma emaqenjini ahola kancane ayiwatholi ngisho amanzi ahlanzekile. Ukusetshenziswa isikhathi eside kwama-pads kungaholela ezinkingeni ezihlukahlukene zesitho sangasese kanye nezifo zemigudu yokuzala, "kusho uDkt. Mani Mrinalini, inhloko yomnyango wezokubelethisa kanye nezifo zabesifazane esibhedlela esiphethwe uhulumeni waseDelhi.
Ngenkathi uDkt. Mrinalini eveza ukuthi umphumela omuhle wesimo se-COVID-19 ukuthi abantu manje sebeyazi kakhulu inhlanzeko, waphinde wagcizelela ukungatholakali kwezinsiza. “Ngakho kuwumzamo oqhubekayo weziphathimandla zesibhedlela ukweluleka abesifazane ukuthi bazigcine behlanzekile.”
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Aug-31-2021
