Symposium on sexual, gender-based violence held in capital
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Medecins Sans Frontiers or Doctors without Borders (MSF) on Thursday hosted a symposium on sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the city, conveying a message that such violence must be addressed as a very significant factor of any society, reports UNB.
The symposium was aimed at creating a platform to discuss Different models of care for SGBV programme by sharing experience, challenges, and opportunities through presentations and panel discussions by representatives of several governmental and non-governmental institutions.
Additional Director of Department of Women Affairs under the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Shahnowas Dilruba Khan attended the symposium as the chief guest held in a hotel in the capital. She said this collaboration between government and non-government organizations will strengthen the endeavor to achieve the SDG on gender equality and equity.
She highly appreciated the efforts of MSF for organising such an event to discuss gender-based violence in Bangladesh perspective. Sexual and gender based violence must be addressed as a very significant factor of any society, said Head of Mission of MSF-Bangladesh Pavlos Kolovos.
Kolovos said the need for medical and psychological care has to be met to help the victims with their trauma.
MSF is working in Kamrangirchar assisting those who have difficulty to access other SGBV care.
Our aim is to ensure free and timely access to good quality medical care as well as to improve the victims dignity. A sustained, long-term, and broad-based effort is needed to assist both victims and those at risk. MSF started working in Bangladesh in 1992; and since 2010, has been running clinics in the Kamrangirchar area with the overall aim of improving access to healthcare services for specific vulnerable groups, said the MSF.
