Mar

5

Medical Care for Victims of Sexual Violence

March 5, 2009 | 2 Comments

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has released their report, Shattered Lives: Immediate Medical Care Vital for Sexual Violence Victims. “Based on MSF’s work in Liberia, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), South Africa, Colombia, and other countries, the report, titled “Shattered Lives,” highlights the need for emergency medical care to be made available to people who have been raped. MSF also stresses that such services need to be truly accessible, with guarantees for confidentiality and an offer of comprehensive care.”

You can read an overview of the report here, or download the full report (PDF).

  • Share/Bookmark

Related posts:

  1. Domestic Violence: Recognizing & Responding to Victims & Perpetrators in the Health Care Setting
  2. Health Care Guidelines for Sexual Assault Patients
  3. Building Domestic Violence Health Care Responses in Indian Country
  4. Sexual and Domestic Violence in Later Life
  5. Human Trafficking Victims in Emergency Departments

Comments

2 Comments so far

  1. niki on March 6, 2009 11:26 am

    Thanks this information is so important …also great links to many other sites

  2. niki on March 6, 2009 12:24 pm

    Shattered lives is really heart wrenching ….But essential information to get out, and hold on tight to the hope that one day we can help to change things …

Name (required)

Email (required)

Website

Speak your mind

  • An exhaustive resource on every aspect physical and psychological child abuse

    STM Learning / G.W. Medical Publishing.

    Child Maltreatment:
    A Clinical Guide and Photographic Reference

    Currently 25% off with the following discount code: FH25D

    www.gwmedical.com