Barriers to Gender Based Violence (GBV) health services in humanitarian settings during COVID-19: A desk review from Cox’s Bazar (Bangladesh), Iraq & Northern Nigeria

From the WHO’s Global Health Cluster (GHC) COVID-19 Task Team: This desk review, led by READY, summarizes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender-based violence (GBV) health-related services in Bangladesh (Cox’s Bazar), Iraq, and northern Nigeria.

The report includes:

• • An overview of the impact of COVID-19 on GBV health-related services, common barriers to services, and GBV responses and adaptations;
  • Context-specific information on those same themes in Bangladesh (Cox’s Bazar), Iraq, and northern Nigeria; and
  • General and context-specific recommendations for governments, NGOs, healthcare providers, the UN and donors, and other actors.

Download the Barriers to Gender Based Violence (GBV) health services in humanitarian settings during COVID-19 desk review (580kb .pdf).