4 Ways We ’re Working to End Gender-Based Violence and Discrimination in Health Care

By The Editorial Team, IntraHealth InternationalNovember 25, 2019One in three women and girls globally experiences physical or sexual violence in her lifetime. And women make up 70% of the entire health and social care workforce around the world.There is zero doubt: Gender-based violence (GBV) is a health workforce issue.Many health workers experience violence in their personal lives or in the workplace. They’re often the first to identify, treat, and refer GBV survivors who seek health care. In a major step this year, the International Labor Organization includes astandard on violence and harassment in the world of work for the first time in their new international labor standards.Health workers face discrimination, abuse, and violence in training and on the job.For 40 years, IntraHealth International has worked to address gender-based discrimination, violence, and barriers to health care. We must protect health workers from discrimination, abuse, and violence during their training and on the job so they can protect those in their care.Here are a just a few ways we’re doing it.1. New guidelines to end sexual harassment in Uganda’s public health sectorIn Uganda,22% of women and 8% of men report experiencing sexual violence. According to the World Health Organization, one in every three women in Uganda has been beaten, coerced into sex, or abused in some way.IntraHealth International’s Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services in Easte...
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