Webinar: Addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) by Building Effective Healthcare Systems: Practice-Based Knowledge & Lessons Learned

WI-HER commemorated the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence by joining hands with the World Health Organization (WHO), Dovenet-Nigeria, and EngenderHealth to explore successes and challenges in addressing GBV through health sector interventions, share lessons learned from the Nigerian context, and discuss global best practices.

The original webinar went live on 6 December 6, 2023. Watch the reply here.

Join us for a free webinar to learn about strategies employed to strengthen the capacity of the healthcare sector to respond to the needs of GBV survivors in Nigeria and beyond.

You’ll gain insights into practice-based knowledge generated from the work of local organizations, like Dovenet-Nigeria, and implementing partners, like EngenderHealth and WI-HER, who support this work in West Africa. Global insights and lessons learned from WHO’s work with diverse health systems and adapting strategies to different contexts will also be discussed.

Watch the replay to learn and contribute to this important conversation!

Join us as our panelists:

• Explore the importance of a holistic health sector response to addressing GBV.
• Examine approaches at different levels of intervention, including community-based efforts, capacity building at the primary and secondary healthcare facility level, and systems strengthening at the national level.
• Share lessons learned from the USAID Integrated Health Program and the USAID Momentum program in Nigeria.

The webinar is designed to help fellow practitioners understand how they can overcome common challenges faced when working with healthcare professionals to improve quality of care and overall response for GBV survivors.

Our December 6th panelists include:

	Avni Amin Unit Head, Rights and Equality Across the Life course, Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health & Research at the WHO
	Dr. Kabiru Atta Country Representative at EngenderHealth Country Program Manager with USAID Momentum
	Ugo Nnachi Executive Director at DOVENET-Nigeria
	Stella Abah Gender, Social Inclusion, and Community Engagement Advisor, based in Nigeria, at WI-HER LLC
	Dr. Taroub Harb Faramand – Moderator Founder and President at WI-HER LLC