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GBV Screening: Bringing Health Care Providers on Board

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During the last 16 Days of Activism, on Dec. 4, 2014, the IGWG GBV Task Force launched the first of an ongoing  series to explore the current state of research and practice on screening and responding to GBV in health care settings.  The Dec. 4 panel focused on “Setting the Stage: Asking Women about Violence and Responding Within Health Care Settings.”

The second panel, held on March 31, featured three speakers who shared their lessons and research/evaluation data from training health care providers to screen for GBV.

Panelists included:

  • Fabio Verani, Senior Technical Advisor, Gender/Men As Partners, EngenderHealth, on a pilot to train health care providers in Guinea (PDF: 944 KB);
  • Ashley Jackson Technical Advisor, Reproductive Health from Population Services International (PSI), discussing training in India (presentation available upon request, ajackson@psi.org);
  • Helena Acosta, Counseling Specialist at IPPF/WHR, sharing lessons from training health care providers in Mexico (PDF: 1,340 KB).

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Screening and Response: Making Referrals Work

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On June 23rd, IGWG held the third panel of the Screening and Responding to GBV in Health Care Settings series, “Screening and Response: Making Referrals Work.” The panel featured three presentations that examined service delivery programs’ experience with referrals of clients. The presenters shared best practices, as well as lessons learned, for both US and international contexts.

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Addressing GBV in Health Care Settings: Involving the Public Sector

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The October 27th event examined the role of the public sector responses to gender-based violence. Panelists from Jhpiego and from Population Council shared lessons from projects in Mozambique and Zambia.

Population Council is working with the police in Zambia to better respond to GBV survivors. Their presentation, “Police as Part of the Public Health Response to SGBV: An Exploration of Task-Sharing in Zambia” included commentary by Dr. Jonathan Kaunda Mwansa, Pediatrician and Epidemiologist at Arthur Davidson Children’s Hospital, in Ndola, Zambia, Dr. George Msipu Phiri, Director of Medical Services, Zambia Police Service and Chi-Chi Undie, Associate in the Reproductive Health Program of the Population Council.

Meanwhile, Jhpiego’s work grew out of their experiences with One-Stop Centers and with maternity centers in Mozambique. Their presentation “Establishing Gender-Based Violence Clinical and Multi-Sectoral Services in Mozambique” was led by Myra Betron, Director for Gender at Jhpiego in Washington D.C. and Dr. Ana Baptista, coordinator of GBV activities for Jhpiego in Mozambique.

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