As part of the ‘Improving the Availability of Quality Free Health Care for Survivors of SGBV -ImAQF’ project, funded by Irish Aid, we have concluded a day Medico-Legal Engagement with Doctors, RI Front Line Staff, Ministry of Gender and Children’s Affairs officials, the justice sector, and other relevant stakeholders to increase coordination among stakeholders to improve access to quality and free health services for survivors of gender-based violence.
Participants had exchange views on integrating survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) care into primary health care and the best practices around coordination.
The consultation further reaffirmed the need for a framework to direct efforts to coordinate and ensure harmonized provision of health care for survivors of gender-based violence.
By ensuring access to free quality services, we hope to save lives and reduce the rate of morbidity among this population who have survived these crimes.
Rainbo Initiative looks forward to the implementation of our shared learning experiences that all participants shared and seeks to strengthen mechanisms for advocacy for and by survivors.