April 29, 2024, was marked by one of Brazil’s worst extreme weather events. The majority of cities from Rio Grande do Sul, the most populated state in southern Brazil, has been underwater, with the Guaíba river reaching its highest recorded level of 5.3 m. On May 1, 2024, the Government declared a state of public calamity, with 114 municipalities […]
Before COVID-19, Kenya was among the countries in sub-Saharan Africa already dealing with high Gender-Based Violence (GBV) issues. Kenya had experienced prior convoluted emergencies and endemics, which had an inordinate impingement on women and girls that heightened their vulnerability to GBV. The Kenyan Ministry of Public Service and Gender reported that in 2020, there was […]
In this essay, Elizabeth Doggett and Myra Betron elaborate on health sector policy responses to the increased risk of gender-based violence (GBV) during the COVID-19 pandemic, measures that can mitigate the increased risk, and the additional need for primary prevention to tackle the root causes of GBV. With thanks to Sujata Tuladhar, Technical Advisor for […]
La violencia intrafamiliar es un problema de salud pública que requiere la inmediata atención del Estado. La pandemia por Covid-19 y, en particular, las medidas adoptadas por el gobierno colombiano para garantizar el distanciamiento social constituyen un factor de riesgo para el aumento de la violencia en la familia. Adicionalmente, se ha confirmado la debilidad […]
The long-standing pandemic of gender-based violence has been worsened by COVID-19 and related containment measures, particularly in fragile settings marked by conflict, poverty, and weak infrastructure. At the same time, the implementation of gender-insensitive COVID-19 control policies can exacerbate the community transmission of COVID-19. These interactions form a syndemic—two or more pandemics whose interactions compound […]
The measures taken to contain the COVID-19 pandemic led to a surge in gender-based violence around the world. As governments moved to limit, suspend, or digitize vital victim support services, civil society organizations – and in particular grassroots legal empowerment groups- found new ways of helping women to seek safety and justice. This report examines […]
Since early 2020, global stakeholders have highlighted the significant gendered consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, including increases in the risk of gender-based violence (GBV). Researchers have sought to inform the pandemic response through a diverse set of methodologies, including early efforts modelling anticipated increases in GBV. For example, in April 2020, a highly cited modelling […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to skyrocketing gender-based violence (GBV) rates and reduced access to GBV prevention and response services and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services. Countries reliant on foreign aid to fund some or all of these services face growing funding gaps for GBV and SRHR programming. As donor agencies redirect […]
The Government of Uganda’s lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 banned all public and private transport, closed schools and markets, and mandated a country-wide curfew. From the onset of the pandemic, the government trivialized growing rates of gender-based violence (GBV) and did not recognize the entirety of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) […]
At the start of the pandemic, the Government of Kenya immediately closed schools, restricted transportation, and imposed a national curfew. The Government did not initially deem gender-based violence (GBV) and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) essential. Researchers at Columbia University and a Kenya-based researcher¹ interviewed 37 GBV and SRHR service providers and other […]
We meet online every month to discuss key issues, activities, opportunities and ideas for collaboration. We have a long and growing list of resources on gender and public health emergencies.
We meet online every month to discuss key issues, activities, opportunities and ideas for collaboration. We have a long and growing list of resources on gender and public health emergencies.
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