Training on Responding To Violence against Women (VAW): Role of Health Care Providers

Wednesday, 23 March 2011 12:30

As part of our work on Violence against Women CEHAT organized a four day training on ‘Responding to VAW: Role of Health Care Providers’ was held in Delhi at Indian Social Institute from 9th to 12th Dec, 2010. The training sessions gave an understanding of VAW as a public health issue with an emphasis in conflict situations. The training was followed by capacity building of participants to effectively screen, identify and respond to women facing violence.

The first two days were committed to concept, perspective and context building while the next two days were focused on skill building and providing role clarity. The training was attended by Doctors, Counsellors, Community Health Workers, Development Professionals and Social activists came together from different states in the country, including Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra to engage with the issue of VAW in conflict situations.

More about the training

http://www.cehat.org/go/uploads/Cehat/Brief%20about%20training.pdf