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Gender Based Violence

Questions and Answers about Violence against Women and COVID-19

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World Health Organization

This page offers health workers as well as the general public answers to questions about violence against women in the context of COVID-19.

The questions include:

  • Home is not a safe place for me. What can I do?
  • I need medical attention because of violence. Who can help me and where should I go?
  • I am safe, but I am suffering from mental / sexual / social / long-term physical health problems because of violence. Is there anyone who can help me during COVID-19?
  • I am worried about someone I know. How can I help?
  • I want to report an incidence of violence during COVID-19. What should I do?
  • I have harmed or am worried about harming or hurting my partner (and children) with my words or actions. How can I stop?
  • I am a health worker. How can I help women survivors of violence during COVID-19?
  • I run a health facility. What can I do to support women survivors of violence during COVID-19?
  • I am a policy maker. What can I do to prevent and address violence against women during COVID-19?
  • Has violence against women increased since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic?
  • How does COVID-19 increase risks of violence for women?
  • Who is most vulnerable?
  • Why should I care about violence against women during COVID-19?

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June 17, 2020

This website is made possible by the support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Breakthrough-ACTION Project, supported by USAID’s Office of Population and Reproductive Health, Bureau for Global Health, under Cooperative Agreement #AID-OAA-A-17-00017 with the Johns Hopkins University.

Breakthrough-ACTION is based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Communication Programs (JHU∙CCP). The contents of this website are the sole responsibility of JHU∙CCP. The information provided on this website is not official U.S. Government information and does not necessarily represent the views or positions of USAID, the United States Government, or The Johns Hopkins University.

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