The distance learning course “Men's Involvement: Health, Fatherhood and Care”, which aims to discuss issues related to fatherhood with a focus on the health area, launched in November 2015, has already reached more than 700 registrants to date. The course is a distance education tool that is part of the Community of Practices virtual platform, a virtual space for building knowledge and learning based on the experiences of Primary Care professionals from the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS).
With the aim of preventing violence against women and promoting men's and maternal and child health through the involvement of the male partner in prenatal care, birth and child care, the course is free, with a workload of 60 hours and aimed at the general public, but with a focus on training health professionals. To sign up, simply go to the courses section of the website and click on Join the Course !
A partnership between Promundo and the National Men's Health Coordination of the Ministry of Health, the project's goal is to reach 5,000 SUS health professionals. To this end, the Men's Health Coordination will encourage, throughout 2016, state health units throughout Brazil to publicize the course among their professionals. In this way, the aim is to improve basic health care and promote safe and friendly spaces for men to participate in their own health and maternal and child health.
The initiative is funded by USAID Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) and forms part of the action framework of the +Pai project, a three-year collaboration between Promundo and Rutgers WPF, which aims to engage boys and men aged 15 to 35 as partners in maternal and child health and sexual health and reproductive health.
The importance of involving men in health and care
Studies show that the presence of the father in prenatal care favors the entry of men into the health service and brings them closer to caring for their own health. Their presence during childbirth reduces labor time and the need for medication and analgesia. Equal participation in childcare promotes female empowerment and child development. In other words, the father's participation from prenatal care to childcare generates a series of benefits for women, children and men themselves.
To find out more, access the Executive Summary of the State of Fatherhood in the World report
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