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. 2006 Sep;94(3):325-32.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.04.021. Epub 2006 Jul 12.

Violence against women and the Millennium Development Goals: facilitating women's access to support

M Ellsberg  1
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Violence against women and the Millennium Development Goals: facilitating women's access to support

M Ellsberg. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2006 Sep.

Abstract

Violence against women is a serious health and development concern, as well as a violation of women's human rights. Violence against women has a devastating effect on women's sexual and reproductive health, as well as the health of their children, and is rooted in gender inequality. Reducing violence against women is therefore a key strategy for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. Key lessons have emerged from more than two decades of experiences dealing with violence against women within the health sector. Interventions must go beyond training and curricula reform and utilize a system-wide approach, including changes in policies, procedures and attention to privacy and confidentiality. Providers must work together with other sectors, particularly at a community level, to strengthen local networks for support of survivors of violence. Prevention activities are critical, particularly those that seek to change cultural norms and laws that encourage violence and discriminate against women and girls.

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