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Song and dance rent the air and the monkeys came swinging from tree branch to tree branch while some rare melody from the birds complemented the drumbeat – the African woman exhaled!
The GBV sub-cluster was established by the UN and various developing & implementing partners to coordinate efforts towards eradicating and dealing with SGBV occasioned by the post election violence. GTZ Health Programme is a member of this sub-cluster.
FGM-Gender and Human Rights component in collaboration with MOH-DRH, UNHCR, Red Cross, UNFPA, Liverpool VCT, Nairobi Women’s Hospital, and World vision is organizing and conducting training in 7 districts in response to the escalating sexual violence occasioned by the post election violence.
GTZ representatives visited Western & Nyanza Provinces to assess the impact of the Post-Election Violence and evaluate the effectiveness of GTZ response. A Local Subsidy contract, supporting MTRH in training and clinical treatment of sexual & Gender Based Violence was also finalized between GTZ and the Moi Referral & Teaching Hospital-Eldoret.
The following gender related booklets and manuals have been published recently with support of the Gender and FGM component: Simplified Sexual Offences Act (English version) Simplified Sexual Offences Act (Kiswahili version) Booklet for young people on sexuality Manual for health workers on how to handle FGM related complications
The Gender and FGM component of the GTZ Health Sector Programme in collaboration with AMWIK, the Association of Media Women in Kenya, recalled the International Zero Tolerance day on Female Genital Mutilation. A newspaper supplement to commemorate the day was published on February 8th in the Daily Nation. The opportunity was used to also raise [...]
This Primer is based on the views and experiences of development practitioners on linking human rights and the MDGs in their work. It provides basic guidance on how to make the link and explores the key questions that practitioners will face in doing so. The primary audience is the non- human rights experts. The Primer [...]
This is the announcement and registration form for the a.m. e-learning course, conducted by INWENT Germany. The course is specifically designed for participants who are involved in health financing issues in their daily working environment. This includes,
A new issue of the GTZ-supported bi-weekly newsletter “Health, Education, Social Protection - News and Notes†has been released. - Download here: HESP - 03-2008, HESP - 04 - 2008
Professor Magdalene Rosenmoller from IESE Business School delivered a very informative and insightful lecture on patient safety management on Wednesday the 6th of February, 2008 at the Strathmore University auditorium, Madaraka Campus. This was in conjuction with the GTZ Health Sector Programme.