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    Violence against women - 1 year(s) ago

    WHO fact sheet on violence against women providing key facts and information on the scope of the problem, health consequences, prevention, WHO response.

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      Violence negatively affects women’s physical, mental, sexual, and reproductive health. It can lead to 🔸Injuries 🔸Depression and other mental health disorders 🔸Sexually transmitted infections 🔸Self harm or suicide 🔸Unintended pregnancies 👉https://t.co/xbopfRr7zn #16Days https://t.co/P4oeivxoaN

  • Mashup Score: 4
    Tracking progress towards a world without violence against women - 2 year(s) ago

    New data from WHO’s Violence Against Women Policy Database show further efforts are needed to deliver the Global Plan of Action on Violence.

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      Monitoring governments’ commitments to #EndViolence against women is important to ensure accountability for the wellbeing of millions of women and girls at risk of or subjected to violence. 👉 https://t.co/HdDcR8QcaI #16Days https://t.co/G78HIXGuZY

  • Mashup Score: 9
    Tracking progress towards a world without violence against women - 2 year(s) ago

    New data from WHO’s Violence Against Women Policy Database show further efforts are needed to deliver the Global Plan of Action on Violence.

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      Given their particular risks, countries must ensure that policies to address violence respond to the needs of adolescent girls and young women - specifying how to reach them with tailored services. 👉 https://t.co/HdDcR8QcaI #16Days https://t.co/DQp0gX6v0L

  • Mashup Score: 24
    Tracking progress towards a world without violence against women - 2 year(s) ago

    New data from WHO’s Violence Against Women Policy Database show further efforts are needed to deliver the Global Plan of Action on Violence.

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      7⃣5⃣% of countries include first-line healthcare support for survivors in their policies. More attention is needed for #MentalHealth, with only 3⃣5⃣% of countries including mental health care in line with WHO recommendations. 👉 https://t.co/HdDcR8QcaI #16Days https://t.co/gWONnqxnPU

  • Mashup Score: 82
    Tracking progress towards a world without violence against women - 2 year(s) ago

    New data from WHO’s Violence Against Women Policy Database show further efforts are needed to deliver the Global Plan of Action on Violence.

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      🆕 WHO report shows that around half of countries lack specific health sector guidelines to address violence against women and girls. Policies must urgently be strengthened to support women subjected to violence. 👉 https://t.co/HdDcR8QcaI #16Days https://t.co/4wCYYY2tNl

  • Mashup Score: 2
    Preventing violence against women: beyond 16 days - 2 year(s) ago

    16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, an annual, global civil society campaign calling for the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls, ended on Dec 10. This year, the 30th anniversary of the event, carries particular poignancy. Violence against women and girls, already at high levels before COVID-19, has risen markedly during the pandemic and increased in…

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      Embedding women and their rights in decision making—creating gender equity—is the only way to stop violence. More than #16DaysofActivism will be needed to achieve this NEW Editorial: Preventing violence against women https://t.co/FpWpNFbQXn #16Days #OrangeTheWorld https://t.co/vSTvpVz0t8

  • Mashup Score: 3
    Violence against women - 2 year(s) ago

    Violence against women – particularly intimate partner violence and sexual violence – is a major public and clinical health problem and a violation of women’s human rights. It is rooted in and perpetuates gender inequalities.Globally 1 in 3 women experience physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime, mostly by an intimate partner. This is a stark…

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      #HealthWorkers are often the first port of call for women experiencing violence. You can help: ✅ Offer first-line support to women ✅ Provide medical treatment ✅ Connect and refer survivors to support 👉https://t.co/BLBkTR1LbO #16Days https://t.co/lQ68GrUSCU

  • Mashup Score: 348
    Violence against women - 2 year(s) ago

    WHO fact sheet on violence against women providing key facts and information on the scope of the problem, health consequences, prevention, WHO response.

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      Violence against women takes multiple forms, including: 🔸Intimate partner violence 🔸Sexual violence 🔸Psychological violence 🔸Female genital mutilation 🔸Forced & early marriage 🔸Femicide 🔸Trafficking #ENDviolence against women & girls! 👉https://t.co/xbopfRqzJP #16Days https://t.co/3vFhXoT57p

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