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He is among 200+ HCPs trained in a mixed-methods implementation pilot to assess whether WHO clinical and policy guidelines to strengthen the capacity of health providers and improve health system readiness to respond to all forms of VAW are accessible, feasible, sustainable and effective.

Most HCPs are aware of their responsibility and with some training, become motivated agents of change. “We need to listen to her (survivor’s) carefully and offer suggestions. By looking at the wound, we can easily tell if it is accidental or assault. If a woman is saying it is assault, we should build rapport and encourage her to speak,” said a female nurse (obstetrics and gynaecology), from the Government Medical College and Hospital, Miraj, in Maharashtra.

“We had no idea [of] where women should go. Then, through the resource directory, we came to know that there are protection officers, there are many services where women can get help. We can provide shelter to women who don’t want to go back to their home,” said a 29-year-old male medical officer (Emergency Department), the Government Medical College and Hospital, Aurangabad, Maharashtra.