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Where to Get Help: A Healthcare Referral Pathway for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence in Papua New Guinea
This post contains descriptions of domestic and intimate partner violence which some readers may find distressing. If you or someone you know needs support, 1 Tok Kaunselin Helpim Lain offers immediate tele-counselling and referral services across Papua New Guinea: +(675) 7150-8000. For doctors and frontline health workers, cases such as the previous article (Survivor on…
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A guide for GBV assessment for health workers in Papua New Guinea
This post contains descriptions of domestic and intimate partner violence which some readers may find distressing. If you or someone you know needs support, 1 Tok Kaunselin Helpim Lain offers immediate tele-counselling and referral services across Papua New Guinea: +(675) 7150-8000. A gender-based violence assessment should be survivor-centred, confidential, non-judgemental and guided by informed consent.…
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Survivor from the Island
Content warning: This story contains descriptions of intimate partner violence and serious physical injury, which some readers may find distressing. If you or someone you know needs support, 1 Tok Kaunselin Helpim Lain offers immediate tele-counselling and referral services across Papua New Guinea: +(675) 7150-8000. It is not often that one encounters a patient whose…
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Gender-Based Violence in Papua New Guinea: A Silent Epidemic in Our Health System
This post contains descriptions of domestic and intimate partner violence which some readers may find distressing. If you or someone you know needs support, 1 Tok Kaunselin Helpim Lain offers immediate tele-counselling and referral services across Papua New Guinea: +(675) 7150-8000. Gender-based violence (GBV) in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is not only a social issue,…
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A strong mother
I take a seat and listen to her describe the abuse she suffers at the hands of her partner, the father of her two children. She tells me how she fell in love with him while still a high school student. Young and full of love, she became pregnant and had to abandon her education…
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National Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender Based Violence (2016-2025) review
I recently attended the first of many National GBV 2016-2025 strategy review listening tours in Alotau run by the team from the National GBV Secretariat to share and discuss new strategies for the prevention and response to GBV in PNG into the future. The current National Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence 2016-2025…
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Gender Based Violence in health care (part 2)
Health providers and health systems have a critical role in supporting women, minimizing the impact of violence and preventing future violence. Why health systems? What are the roles of health-care providers? Providers are NOT responsible for Ignoring violence can do harm 1-Tok Kaunselin. Helpim Lain 7150 8000 delivers a comprehensive counselling and referral service for…
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Gender Based Violence in health care (part 1)
Gender Based Violence (GBV) is a sensitive topic in our community and is often overlooked in health care. The cultural and religious beliefs that influence the way we treat others can have adverse consequences on the health of an individual and the community. This can be a difficult topic to discuss, but the bottom line…
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