Developing strategies to combat violence against women in developing countries: health care strategies | ICRH

TEAM MEMBERS 

PERIOD 

OBJECTIVES

Main objective:

• Preliminary policy research for Belgian Technical Cooperation on combating gender based violence in developing countries

Specifc objectives:

• To define the problem of gender based violence (GBV) in developing countries
• To assess the magnitude of the problem of GBV in developing countries, in particular in partner countries
• To define risk situations for GBV
• To determine the role of the health sector in the detection and intervention of GBV
• To formulate policy guidelines regarding prevention of GBV and interventions for victims of GBV by health care sector

METHODS

• Literature review
• Networking with existing key organisations working on GBV in developing countries
• Developing discussion group/workshop with experts to discuss possible health care strategies for combating GBV

ACTIVITIES

• Identification of key persons/experts/networks
• Data collection regarding prevalence of GBV in developing countries
• Literature review 
• Data and literature analysis 
• Networking
• Organisation of workshop to discuss recommendations for health care strategies to combat GBV in developing countries
• Writing of report and guidelines for Belgian development cooperation

RESULTS

• Publication of report "Health care strategies for combating violence against women in developing countries. Ghent, August 1999", Els Leye, Ann Githaiga, Marleen Temmerman.
• Strategies for the health care sector for the prevention of GBV and policy recommendations to combat GBV for the Belgian Technical cooperation.