East Africa must prioritise women, girls' protection during Covid-19 and beyond
Sexual and gender-based violence is increasing at an alarming rate. FILE PHOTO | NMG
What you need to know:
The lives of women, girls, gender non-conforming groups and people living with disability are increasingly endangered by the catastrophic secondary impacts that continue to shadow the pandemic.
Governments must take bold steps, short-term, medium- term and long-term to integrate GBV prevention, response and management in their Covid-19 mitigation and containment interventions.
