Violence against women : report on the 1999 WHO pilot survey in Tajikistan
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Issue Date
2000
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Technical documents
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Keywords
Women's Health; Violence; Pilot Projects; Health Planning; Tajikistan;Maternal and Child Health
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Description
This report contains the findings of the 1999 Pilot Survey on Violence against Women in
Tajikistan, the first of its kind conducted by the WHO Regional Office for Europe
(WHO/EURO). It was carried out in response to the recommendations of the 1997
WHO/EURO Technical Meeting on Strategies to Combat Violence, which called on WHO
to assist Member States in obtaining reliable estimates of the prevalence of violence
against women. The findings, which were presented at a Workshop in Dushanbe in
March 2000, point to the high levels of violence experienced by women from all walks of
life. A wide-ranging set of recommendations was drawn up calling for information
campaigns, rehabilitation services for women victims, training of health professionals,
setting up of interdisciplinary task forces, research and child protection measures. These
will be circulated widely among all relevant parties in Tajikistan and in the wider WHO
European Region in order to raise awareness and bring about change.
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Copenhagen : WHO Regional Office for Europe