{"id":11155,"date":"2023-07-18T12:00:51","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T12:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/al-rawiya.com\/?p=11155"},"modified":"2024-02-14T00:21:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T22:21:07","slug":"omgyno-making-sexual-and-reproductive-health-more-accessible-for-women-in-lebanon-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/al-rawiya.com\/ar\/omgyno-making-sexual-and-reproductive-health-more-accessible-for-women-in-lebanon-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Omgyno: Making sexual and reproductive health more accessible for women in Lebanon and beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Note from the team: In the past few years, many activists, collectives, and organizations have risen to fight for access to sexual and reproductive health services, previously considered as taboo topics in various parts of the world.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>

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Omgyno<\/a>,\u00a0 a social enterprise that follows a holistic approach to facilitate the provision of menstrual, sexual, and reproductive health to women, has been part of that movement. It believes in education, human-centered design, technology, and safe and progressive care to redesign one\u2019s experience with the most intimate part of their bodies.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>

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Working in Lebanon, Greece, and Portugal, omgyno has collaborated with medical professionals to develop home test kits so that women can take care of their sexual, menstrual, and reproductive health without community or economic limitations. Their platform also provides telemedicine so patients can receive consultations in a safe and private setting.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>

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We got the chance to sit down with four members of their team, and they were able to tell us a bit more about themselves, omgyno, and what it\u2019s currently doing in Lebanon to push against existing patriarchal norms and behaviors.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Photographer Yasmina Hilal<\/a> is featured in a photo campaign promoting Omgyno home test kits<\/a> in Lebanon. By offering convenient and reliable testing options, the campaign aims to empower individuals to take control of their health. Photo courtesy of Omgyno.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Can you introduce yourselves to our readers?<\/b><\/p>

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Doreen Toutikian:<\/b> My name is Doreen, and I am the founder and CEO of omgyno. I come from a communications and human-centered design background. During my studies, I focused on research and ethnography,\u00a0 which led to me working in design for social impact.<\/p>

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Rana Cheaito<\/b>: My name is Rana, and I do Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Content and Community for omgyno. I am a feminist researcher and policy analyst with keen interest in reproductive justice through the lens of accessibility.\u00a0<\/p>

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Livia Bergmeijer<\/b>: My name is Livia, and I do Content and Community for omgyno. I\u2019ve been in Lebanon for almost eleven years, and my background is in languages. I also co-own Riwaq Beirut, a community-centered space where we [the team] meet sometimes to brainstorm and get together.\u00a0<\/p>

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Eliannore<\/b>: My name is Eliannore, and I do the Medical Content and Community for omgyno. I\u2019m currently a medical student, working towards becoming a gynecologist.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Une publication partag\u00e9e par omgyno (@omgyno_)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>