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University of Huddersfield, School of Human and Health Sciences PhD Scholarships
University of Huddersfield, School of Human and Health Sciences PhD Scholarships
Competitive scholarships with bursaries PhD Scholarships within the School of Human and Health Sciences are available at University of Huddersfield. A new opportunity is available for three outstanding doctoral candidates to develop their careers as researchers within the School of Human and Health Sciences at the TEF Gold rated University of Huddersfield.
The School has an ambitious programme of research that is making a real difference to people’s lives. We are highly collaborative, working closely with others to tackle real-world problems for health and society. We help to form opinions, drive improvements to practice and influence policy. In short, we make things better. Postgraduate research students are an integral part of our research community. Working closely with our leading research centres they play an important role in helping us achieve our shared aspirations.
Offer
The scholarships on offer cover the fields of Health, radicalisation, terrorism, migration, cities, children and gender. One scholarship focuses on International Development and two scholarships focus on Applied Health Research within the UK.
All postgraduate researchers within our School benefit from skilled supervision by experienced and enthusiastic researchers, as well as a comprehensive programme of training in research methods and researcher development.
Amount
The full-time scholarships comprise bursaries with fee waivers for three years. The bursaries will be set at the UK research council rate which for 2020/21 is £15,285 per year.
Covid-19 accommodations
If travel is still restricted in September 2020 due to Covid-19, the University will be able to support PhD candidates remotely, though would expect candidates to be present on campus at least monthly as soon as travel restrictions are lifted. Candidates will also be supported in developing methods of remote data collection, should this be necessary. Bursaries will be paid once candidates are present on campus, though would be backdated if a period of remote working had been necessary.
International Development Scholarship
One scholarship is available for a research proposal exploring any one of the following project outlines, each of which addresses UN sustainable development goals. This scholarship is open only to international applicants from low and middle income countries. The geographical focus is open, but we would like to encourage studies that focus on countries within the UN’s Least Developed Countries list.
Project outlines
- International Development Theme 1 – Health
- International Development Theme 2 – Radicalisation/Terrorism/Migration/Cities
- International Development Theme 3 – Children/Gender
Funding
This scholarship offers a bursary of £15,285 per annum and a full international fee waiver.
Applied Health Research Scholarships
Two scholarships are available for research on social prescribing for people with mental health problems, one with adults with serious mental health problems and the other with younger people. These are linked to the Mental and Physical Complexity theme of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration Yorkshire and Humber (ARCYH).
Funding
These scholarships offer a bursary of £15,285 per annum and for Home/EU applicants fees are waived. Overseas applicants are welcome to apply for these two scholarships but will be required to cover the annual difference between Home/EU fees and overseas tuition fee rates (for 2020/21 this difference is £9,475 per annum, payable by the student).
Eligibility criteria/entry requirements
Achievement in a relevant academic discipline that equates to first class honours at undergraduate level or a distinction at master’s level.
University will consider applicants who are expecting to achieve this before September, so long as there is clear evidence from coursework marks that they are on target for this. International applicants who are non-native users of the English Language should have at least an overall academic IELTS test score of 7.0 with no score below 6.5, or equivalent.
Application deadline: 22 June 2020
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World No Tobacco Day 2020: protecting youth from industry manipulation and preventing them from tobacco and nicotine use
World No Tobacco Day 2020: protecting youth from industry manipulation and preventing them from tobacco and nicotine use
World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is observed on May 31st. WNTD aims to raise awareness about the harmful effects of tobacco on health. WNTD 2020 aims to protect children and adolescents from industry manipulation and prevent them from nicotine and tobacco use.
Adolescents are more likely to initiate tobacco use if they lack the awareness of tobacco and related industry tactics deliberately employed to hook them on nicotine and tobacco products and if they lack the skills to say no to nicotine and tobacco. Adolescents may try some form of tobacco or nicotine products when offered as a result of direct peer pressure, influenced by advertising, promotion and sponsorship, or simply as a result of not being equipped with the knowledge or skills to refuse it.
The World No Tobacco Day 2020 global campaign serves to:
- Debunk myths and expose manipulation tactics employed by the tobacco and related industries, particularly marketing tactics targeted at youth, including through the introduction of new and novel products, flavours and other attractive features;
- Equip young people with knowledge about the tobacco and related industries’ intentions and tactics to hook current and future generations on tobacco and nicotine products; and
- Empower influencers (in pop culture, on social media, in the home, or in the classroom) to protect and defend youth and catalyze change by engaging them in the fight against Big Tobacco.
Key messages
Tobacco products kill more than 8 million people every year. Tobacco and related industries must continuously find new consumers to replace the ones that their products are killing to maintain revenue.
Tobacco companies spent over USD 9 billion in marketing and advertising and the world lost 8 million lives from causes related to tobacco use and exposure to second-hand smoke.
Tobacco and related industries’ tactics to market to children and adolescents include:
- Over 15,000 flavours, most of which attract children and adolescents
- Social media influencers and marketing
- Sponsored events and parties
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- Sleek, sexy designs
- Product placement in entertainment media
- Free product samples
- Single stick cigarettes make addiction more affordable
- Selling products at eye level for children
- Product placement and advertising near schools
We want to create a generation that is free from tobacco and second-hand smoke and the death and disease that they cause.
- Break free from the tobacco and related industries’ manipulation by becoming educated on their tactics and the harm caused by their products.
- Tobacco use is responsible for 25% of all cancer deaths globally. Use of nicotine and tobacco products increases the risk of cancer, cardiovascular and pulmonary disease.
- Over 1 million people die from second-hand smoke exposure every year.
- Children and adolescents who use e-cigarettes at least double their chance of smoking cigarettes later in life.
- E-cigarette use increases your risk of heart disease and lung disorders.
- Nicotine in e-cigarettes is a highly addictive drug and can damage children’s developing brains.
- Smoking shisha is just as harmful as other forms of tobacco use.
- Smokeless doesn’t mean that it’s harmless.
- Smoking is expensive, and you pay for it with your looks and your health. It causes bad breath, yellow teeth, wrinkly skin, unhealthy lungs and a poor immune system.
- Shisha smoke is toxic. It contains substances that cause cancer.
- Chewing tobacco can cause mouth cancer, tooth loss, brown teeth, white patches and gum disease.
How are tobacco and related industries manipulating youth?
- Use of flavours that are attractive to youth in tobacco and nicotine products, like cherry, bubble gum and cotton candy, which encourages young people to underestimate the related health risks and to start using them
- Sleek designs and attractive products, which can also be easy to carry and are deceptive (e.g. products shaped like a USB stick or candy)
- Promotion of products as “reduced harm” or “cleaner” alternatives to conventional cigarettes in the absence of objective science substantiating these claims
- Celebrity/influencer sponsorships and brand sponsored contests to promote tobacco and nicotine products (e.g. Instagram influencers)
- Point-of-sale marketing at vendor outlets frequented by children, including positioning near sweets, snacks or soda and providing premiums for vendors to ensure their products are displayed near venues frequented by young people (includes providing marketing materials and display cases to retailers)
- Sale of single stick cigarettes and other tobacco and nicotine products near schools, which makes it cheap and easy for school children to access tobacco and nicotine products
- Indirect marketing of tobacco products in movies, TV shows and online streaming shows
- Tobacco vending machines at venues frequented by young people, covered in attractive advertising and pack displays, and undermining regulations on sales to minors
- Litigation to weaken all kinds of tobacco control regulations including warning labels, display at point of sale, and regulations that limit access and marketing to children (specifically provisions to ban the sale and advertising of tobacco products near schools)
How can we join the fight against the Tobacco epidemic?
- Celebrities and social influencers – Reject offers of “brand ambassadorship” and refuse any form of sponsorship by nicotine and tobacco industries.
- Social media companies – Ban advertising, promotion and sponsorship by the nicotine and tobacco industries and prohibit influencer marketing of tobacco or nicotine products.
- Film, television or drama production companies – Pledge not to depict tobacco use or e-cigarette use.
- Parents and relatives – Educate children and adolescents on the harms of nicotine and tobacco product use and empower them to reject industry manipulation.
- Nurses and health practitioners – Provide children, adolescents, young adults and their parents, with updated information about the risks associated with use of these products and empower users to quit through the offer of brief cessation advice.
- Schools– Raise awareness of the dangers of initiating nicotine and tobacco product use, adopt tobacco and e-cigarette free campuses, refuse any form of sponsorship by the nicotine and tobacco industries, and prohibit representatives from nicotine and tobacco companies from speaking at school events, school camps, etc.
- Youth groups – Organize local events to engage and educate your peers and build a movement for a tobacco-free generation. Advocate for the adoption of effective tobacco control policies in your community to curb and prevent the manipulation of nicotine and tobacco industries
- National and local governments – Support the implementation of comprehensive tobacco control policies, as outlined in the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. This can help prevent industry evasion of tobacco control legislation and exploitation of regulatory loopholes, protect children and adolescents from industry manipulation and prevent younger generations from initiating nicotine and tobacco product use.
Source of info: World Health Organization
Stop tobacco industry exploitation of children and young people
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The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
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Tobacco Products (Control and Regulatory) Act, 2068 (2011)
The National Anti-Tobacco Communication Campaign Strategy for Nepal
Nepal: The Economic Case for Tobacco Control
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control 2030 Strategy:Nepal
The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
World No Tobacco Day 2019 : “Tobacco and Lung Health”
Thailand becomes first in Asia to introduce tobacco plain packaging
Resolutions of 12th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health (APACT12)
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29 May 2020
News release
Even during a global pandemic, the tobacco and nicotine industry persist by pushing products that limit people’s ability to fight coronavirus and recover from the disease. The industry has offered free branded masks and delivery to your door during quarantine and has lobbied for their products to be listed as ‘essential’.
Smoking suffocates the lungs and other organs, starving them of the oxygen they need to develop and function properly. “Educating youth is vital because nearly 9 out of 10 smokers start before age 18. We want to provide young people with the knowledge to speak out against tobacco industry manipulation,” said Ruediger Krech, Director for Health Promotion at WHO.
Over 40 million young people aged 13-15 have already started to use tobacco. To reach Generation Z, WHO launched a TikTok challenge #TobaccoExposed and welcomed social media partners like Pinterest, Tinder, YouTube and TikTok to amplify messaging.
WHO calls on all sectors to help stop marketing tactics of tobacco and related industries that prey on children and young people:
- Schools refuse any form of sponsorship and prohibit representatives from nicotine and tobacco companies from speaking to students
- Celebrities and influencers reject all offers of sponsorship
- Television and streaming services stop showing tobacco or e-cigarette use on screen
- Social media platforms ban the marketing of tobacco and related products and prohibit influencer marketing
- Government and financial sector divest from tobacco and related industries
- Governments ban all forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship
Countries can protect children from industry exploitation by putting in place strict tobacco control laws, including regulating products like e-cigarettes that have already begun to hook a new generation of young people.
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International community rallies to support open research and science to fight COVID-19
29 May 2020
News release
Geneva
WHO and Costa Rica launch landmark COVID-19 Technology Access Pool
29 countries and several international partners and institutions have signed up to support the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP) an initiative aimed at making vaccines, tests, treatments and other health technologies to fight COVID-19 accessible to all.
The Pool was first proposed in March by President Carlos Alvarado of Costa Rica, who joined WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today at the official launch of the initiative.
“The COVID-19 Technology Access Pool will ensure the latest and best science benefits all of humanity,” said President Alvarado of Costa Rica. “Vaccines, tests, diagnostics, treatments and other key tools in the coronavirus response must be made universally available as global public goods”.
“Global solidarity and collaboration are essential to overcoming COVID-19,” said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “Based on strong science and open collaboration, this information-sharing platform will help provide equitable access to life-saving technologies around the world.”
The COVID-19 (Technology) Access Pool will be voluntary and based on social solidarity. It will provide a one-stop shop for scientific knowledge, data and intellectual property to be shared equitably by the global community.
The aim is to accelerate the discovery of vaccines, medicines and other technologies through open-science research, and to fast-track product development by mobilizing additional manufacturing capacity. This will help ensure faster and more equitable access to existing and new COVID-19 health products.
There are five key elements to the initiative:
- Public disclosure of gene sequences and data;
- Transparency around the publication of all clinical trial results;
- Governments and other funders are encouraged to include clauses in funding agreements with pharmaceutical companies and other innovators about equitable distribution, affordability and the publication of trial data;
- Licensing any potential treatment, diagnostic, vaccine or other health technology to the Medicines Patent Pool – a United Nations-backed public health body that works to increase access to, and facilitate the development of, life-saving medicines for low- and middle-income countries.
- Promotion of open innovation models and technology transfer that increase local manufacturing and supply capacity, including through joining the Open Covid Pledge and the Technology Access Partnership (TAP).
With supportive countries across the globe, C-TAP will serve as a sister initiative to the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator and other initiatives to support efforts to fight COVID-19 worldwide.
WHO, Costa Rica and all the co-sponsor countries have also issued a “Solidarity Call to Action” asking relevant stakeholders to join and support the initiative, with recommended actions for key groups, such as governments, research and development funders, researchers, industry and civil society.
WHO and Costa Rica co-hosted today’s launch event, which began with a high-level session addressed by the WHO Director-General and President Alvarado in addition to Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados and Aksel Jacobsen, State Secretary, Norway. There were video statements by President Lenín Moreno of Ecuador; President Thomas Esang Remengesau Jr., of Palau; President Lenín Moreno of Ecuador; , Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; Jagan Chapagain, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; and Retno Marsudi, Minister for Foreign Affairs for Indonesia. Leaders from across the UN, academia, industry and civil society joined for a moderated discussion.
To date, the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool is now supported by the following countries: Argentina, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Brazil, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Honduras, Indonesia, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Mozambique, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, South Africa, Sri Lanka,Sudan, The Netherlands, Timor-Leste, Uruguay, Zimbabwe
Other international organizations, partners and experts have also expressed support to the initiative and others can join them using the website.
The Solidarity Call to Action follows from numerous international commitments, including: Global Sustainable Development Goal 3, target 3b; The WHO Global Strategy and Plan of Action on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property (GSPA- PHI) and the WHO Roadmap for access to medicines, vaccines and health products 2019-2023; the UN General Assembly Resolution on “International cooperation to ensure global access to medicines, vaccines and medical equipment to face COVID-19” (A/RES/74/274); and the 73rd World Health Assembly Resolution on the “COVID-19 response” (WHA73.1).
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Mental health status among health workers in Nepal during COVID-19 pandemic (Policy brief)
Health workers facing stigma are at higher risk of mental health outcomes, a study has shown.
A cross-sectional web-based survey conducted between April 26 to May 12, 2020, in Nepal shows that, health workers who faced stigma were significantly more likely to have anxiety, depression, insomnia, and COVID-19 related fear as compared to those who did not face any stigma. Study shows that, health workers who had a previous history of medication for mental health problems had a higher likelihood of having anxiety, depression, and insomnia as compared to those without previous history.
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The team also found that nurses had a higher chance of having anxiety, and COVID-19 related fear as compared to other health professions, inadequate precautionary measures in the workplace were associated with higher odds of having anxiety and depression as compared to those who had adequate precautionary measures. Similarly, COVID-19 related fear was positively significant among health workers working in the affected district as comparison to those working in non- affected district.
Furthermore, study identified that health workers who were younger and aware of government incentives for health workers during COVID-19 were significantly less likely to have depression as compared to older and non-aware of such incentives. The Janajati ethnic group had higher odds of having anxiety and insomnia as compared to the Brahmin/Chhetri ethnic group. Similarly, those who had less work experience had lower odds of having insomnia as compared to those with higher work experience. Presence of a family member with chronic disease was significantly associated with the presence of COVID-19 related fear.
A total of 475 health workers working in public and private health facilities and involved in COVID-management have participated in the study.
The researchers of the study recommend to promote public awareness for reducing the stigma faced by health care workers and there should be a good support system in the workplace including the provision of adequate protective measures, incentives, and management of workload. Special support might be required for nurses to reduce their psychological distress.
The study suggests that family support for health workers having family members with chronic disease and those with a previous history of medication for mental health problems should be encouraged.
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Call for Application! TDR Postgraduate Scholarship in Implementation Research, BRAC University
Call for applications TDR Postgraduate Scholarship in Implementation Research Academic Year 2021/2022
The BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health (BRAC JPGSPH) at BRAC University in Dhaka, Bangladesh, is pleased to announce a Call for Applications for the award of TDR Postgraduate Training Scholarships for one year Master of Public Health (MPH) 2021-22 Programme beginning in January 2021. Taught in English, the MPH Programme is a 12-month full-time programme which promotes problem-based experiential learning. The scholarship is supported by TDR, the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, hosted by the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.
Candidates and residents in low- and middle income countries (LMICs) of WHO South-East Asia and Western Pacific Regions are eligible to apply. The training will focus on courses relevant to a career in implementation research, which is a growing field that supports the identification of health system bottlenecks and approaches to addressing them. It is particularly useful in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs) where many health interventions do not reach those who could be benefitted from them. The goal of this scheme is to enhance graduate training capacity and boost the number and quality of researchers in LMICs. Further information on implementation research is available from: http://adphealth.org/irtoolkit/ A limited number of scholarships will be offered to both national and international candidates for the 2021/2022 academic year on the Master Programme in Public Health.
The scholarship recipients will conduct their Thesis/Summative Learning Project (SLP) on implementation research on infectious diseases of poverty, including neglected tropical diseases, malaria and tuberculosis, in Bangladesh. Recipients will be enrolled as postgraduate students.
ELIGIBILITY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP
The candidate must be eligible for both MPH Programme and TDR Scholarship. After online application, if the applicant successfully fulfils the requirements of the MPH Programme (the written and oral tests), the applicant will be invited to interview for the TDR Scholarship.
The applicants must meet BRAC University post-graduation admission criteria.
Applicants should:
- Meet standard minimum University requirements for international postgraduate students at https://www.bracu.ac.bd/admissions/postgraduate:
Minimum CGPA 3 out of 4 for Bachelor’s Degree o Minimum GPA of 3 in O-Levels in five subjects and A-Levels in two subjects or equivalent as per BRAC University scale - 2 – 3 years of professional public health experience Preferred o Proficiency in oral and written English and basic Mathematics
- Basic Computer skills including Microsoft Office and Data Analysis Software.
- Have a 4-Year Bachelor’s Degree or 3 Years Bachelor plus 1-Year Master’s/Postgraduate Diploma Degree in Medicine, Anthropology, Social Science or Public Health;
- Be nationals of and residents in low- and middle-income countries (as defined by the World Bank) of WHO South-East Asia and Western Pacific Regions;
- Be under 35 years of age at the time of application for the Master’s programme;
- Be interested in developing a career in implementation research on infectious diseases of poverty, including neglected tropical diseases, malaria and tuberculosis;
- Submit a statement of purpose on the reason for pursuing a career in infectious diseases of poverty;
- Priority will be given to the applicant with 1-2 years of professional public health experience in infectious diseases of poverty, including neglected tropical diseases, malaria and tuberculosis. Women are encouraged to apply.
- Candidates from less privileged areas or groups, or with disabilities, are encouraged to apply.
THE SCHOLARSHIP PACKAGE
- One return economy airfare between the home country of the student and Bangladesh
- Tuition and academic fees
- Basic medical and accident insurance
- Monthly stipend to cover living expenses including accommodation equivalent to local living cost
- Support for Thesis/Summative Learning Project (SLP) expenses during data collection
Implementation Research
APPLYING FOR THE TDR POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME AT BRAC UNIVERSITY
To apply for a TDR Postgraduate Scholarship, you must complete the following two steps:
Step 1: Apply for Master Programme Students must submit their online applications for MPH Programme at BRAC JPGSPH at http://bracjpgsph.org/index.php/mph/admission/forms or http://admissions.bracu.ac.bd/academia/admissionProcess/listAvailablePublishedCircularForAdmission
Step 2.: Complete the TDR postgraduate scholarship application form and email this form to: fauzul.kabir@bracu.ac.bd; koushik@bracu.ac.bd.
APPLICATION & SELECTION PROCESS
The candidate will be required to apply online for both MPH Programme and TDR scholarship form. After the online application is successfully completed, the application will be reviewed based on MPH programme requirements. Once the MPH programme requirements are met, candidates will be contacted for assessment through written test and viva. The written test and viva can take place in country conducted by panel of experts.
Due to COVID-19 pandemic situation, the assessment can be done online. Candidate’s qualifications will be reviewed on the basis of TDR Scholarship requirements. If the candidate successfully fulfils the TDR Scholarship requirements, he or she will be invited to participate in a TDR scholarship specific interview by BRAC JPGSPH.
The final approval of this scholarship and placement of students will depend on the situation of COVID-19 in the WHO South-East Asia and Western Pacific Regions. Finally, the selected students will be required to confirm acceptance of the offer by submitting a Statement of Undertaking and a Fitness Certificate as per the regulation of BRAC University.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
The application deadline is 15 September 2020. However, the selection and placement of candidates will depend on COVID-19 pandemic situation in the WHO South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions.
For more information on the scheme at BRAC JPGSPH, please contact:
- Fauzul Kabir, Assistant MPH Coordinator, Master of Public Health Programme, BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health Email: fauzul.kabir@bracu.ac.bd Phone: +880-2-9827501 – 4 Extension – 6034
- Md. Koushik Ahmed Deputy Director Master of Public Health Programme & Coordinator, WHO TDR Postgraduate Training Scheme on Implementation Research BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health Email: koushik@bracu.ac.bd Phone: +880-2-9827501 – 4 Extension – 6015
Call for Application! TDR Postgraduate Scholarship in Implementation Research, BRAC University
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Despite Pandemic and Lockdown; Women still continue to suffer!
Alisha Bhandari
The novel coronavirus infection has so far claimed three lives in Nepal, while close to 548 people have been infected with the disease. The government had first imposed the nationwide lockdown on March 24 which was repeatedly extended. On May 6, the government extended the lockdown till May 18. Government isn’t sure how long it would have to battle against the coronavirus pandemic, it is mulling over allowing people staying in quarantine centers to do productive work so that they could contribute to the national economy while following social distancing rules. Lockdown in its own invites various problems and tension to an individual ranging in wide variation from economic problem to triggering mental health problems.
However , women apart from problems of lockdown and pandemic problems are still suffering from domestic violence. Among the recorded cases, 198 cases are of domestic violence, 29 cases of social violence, among social violence 14 cases are of forced marriage and child marriage, 11 cases blaming on character, 4 cases of mental torture by condemning as bokshi (witch). Similarly, 48 cases of rape, 10 cases of attempt to rape, 12 cases of sexual abuse, 5 cases of murder, and 2 cases are under investigation to figure out whether the cases are of suicide or murder, 16 cases of suicide, 2 cases of attempt to suicide. 2 cases of attempt to murder, 2 cases of human trafficking and 10 cases of cyber-crime were recorded.
WOREC, Nepal
Three hundred thirty six cases of violence against women and girls committed during lockdown from 33 districts of Nepal. GBV cases were documented from following districts: Dhanusha 33, Morang 59, Rukum 9, Kailali 40, Kanchanpur 1, Dang 20, Kathmandu 11, Bhaktapur 1, Bardiya 12, Siraha 47, Saptari 1, Sarlahi 2, Udaypur 22, Sunsari 21, Banke 2, Syngja 2, Baglung 1, Mahotari 9 , Rauthat 4, Parsha 2, Terahthum 1, Okhaldhunga 1, Gulmi 1, Sindhuli 2,Solukhumbu 1. Dhading 11, Bajhang 14, Gorkha 1, Lamjung 1, Humla 1, Kapilvastu 1, Salyan 1, Chitwan 1.
WOREC, Nepal
Possible Solution
Though, domestic violence have been deep rooted in the society, it demands combined effort of multisectoral stakeholder and EDP’s to make people aware about gender based violence and domestic violence. Following possible solution could be adopted to mitigate domestic violence.
- Funding women’s full participation in civil society. Women who are active in civil society can be highly effective in influencing global, regional and national treaties, agreements and laws and in exerting pressure to ensure their implementation. More money needs to flow toward supporting women’s active participation in civil society.
- Scaling up prevention efforts that address unequal gender power relations as a root cause of gender-based violence. Some programs have effectively structured participatory activities that guide the examination of gender norms and their relationship to power inequities, violence and other harmful behaviors. They work with multiple stakeholders across the socio-ecological spectrum and across multiple sectors. But, we need to do a better job of evaluating these programs so we can move them from limited, small-scale pilots to larger-scale, societal-change programs.
- Addressing the needs of child survivors, including interventions to disrupt the gender-based violence cycle. In shelters and services for women, it is common to see children of all ages in waiting rooms or safe houses. But, it is rare to see anyone working with these children, who have experienced a traumatic event. Sometimes they are victims, but most likely they are witnesses to violence against their mothers. We lack trained professionals to work with children who have experienced gender-based violence, especially when the perpetrators are parents or other family members.
- Developing guidance for building systems to eliminate gender-based violence. There is ample global guidance on how to address gender-based violence through certain sectors, such as health, or through discrete actions, such as providing standards for shelters or training for counselors. But, we are missing practical guidance for building the whole system from A to Z — putting laws into practice, raising awareness of services and creating budgets.
- Developing support programs for professionals experiencing second hand trauma. After three years of working with a program to address school-related gender-based violence, I had to walk away. Despite my commitment to ending gender-based violence, I simply could not hear another awful story. My experience is not unique. Burnout is a reality, and we lack qualified people to deal with gender-based violence survivors.
References
- Stopping Violence Against Women: A Challenge to Governments (Human Rights Watch Backgrounder, June 2000 – Five Years after the UN Conference on Women – Beijing Plus Five) [Internet]. Hrw.org. 2020 [cited 23 May 2020]. Available from: https://www.hrw.org/legacy/backgrounder/wrd/fiveplus.htm
- WOREC, Nepal [Internet]. Worecnepal.org. 2020 [cited 23 May 2020]. Available from: https://www.worecnepal.org/aboutus.php
- 16 ways to end violence towards girls [Internet]. Plan International. 2020 [cited 23 May 2020]. Available from: https://plan-international.org/ending-violence/16-ways-end-violence-girls
- WHO | Gender and women’s mental health [Internet]. Who.int. 2020 [cited 23 May 2020]. Available from: https://www.who.int/mental_health/prevention/genderwomen/en/
- “Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Dataset”. Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 Dataset. Retrieved 25 April 2020
Alisha Bhandari , Student, BPH 7th Semester, Central College, Pokhara University
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