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Rosa Chávez Yacila, escritora: “Cuando no dominas el lenguaje sobre salud mental, desconoces lo que te ocurre”

16 June 2026 at 04:30
Rosa Chávez Yacila, autora de 'Las nerviosas', retratada en la sede del grupo editorial Penguin Random House, en Madrid, el 28 de mayo.

“Tú sabes que las Yacila somos bien nerviosas”. Esa es la frase que la escritora y periodista Rosa Chávez Yacila (37 años, Lima) escuchó de su madre, una trabajadora doméstica, cuando trataba de nombrar los problemas de salud mental que la agobiaban. No fue hasta tiempo después, tras múltiples visitas al hospital, diagnósticos y terapias, cuando ambas entendieron que el “nerviosismo” se podía nombrar como “ansiedad” o “depresión”, que se podía hablar con “psicólogos” y “psiquiatras” y que podían indicarle la “posología” correcta de “Lexotán” para tratar la enfermedad.

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Rosa Chávez Yacila , escritora y periodista peruana, en las oficinas de Penguin Random House, en Madrid.

The Trump‑blocked contraceptives that never reached Kenya: “I am not ready to have another baby”

7 June 2026 at 05:00

In a huge warehouse in Geel, Belgium, $9.7 million in contraceptives have been locked up since early 2025. Some 77% of the shipment from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was destined for about 10 African countries, including Kenya, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali. But when Donald Trump’s administration dismantled the world’s largest development aid organization, these medicines were left stranded, destined either to be destroyed or to expire box by box. About 5,800 miles south of Belgium, in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, Jane Anyongo, Violet Mosomi, Salma Kamau, and hundreds of thousands of women are still waiting for their pills, condoms, subdermal implants, intrauterine devices, and other sexual and reproductive health supplies.

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Salma* (32, Nairobi) is another woman affected by the shortage of contraceptives in Kenya. She wants to switch to a copper IUD, but there isn’t enough stock at the Njiru health center.

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A copper IUD donated by USAID. This is one of the last remaining units at the Njiru health center.

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Jadelle, a contraceptive implant donated by USAID. This is one of the last remaining units at the Njiru health center.

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Mirena, a hormonal intrauterine device.

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One of the hallways at the Njiru health center in Nairobi on May 8, 2026.

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One of the murals featuring the USAID logo is still on one of the walls at the Njiru health center.

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The maternity ward at the Njiru health center.

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The family planning office at the Njiru health center in Nairobi on May 8, 2026.
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