IPAS Launches New Initiative to Improve Healthcare for Victims of Gender-Based Violence in Tanganyika

The training sessions, which took place from November 3 to 9, 2026, aimed to strengthen the competencies of community relays and clinical providers to improve the quality of sexual and reproductive health services for communities. Several modules were developed during the week, including value clarification for attitude transformation, medical care for survivors of gender-based violence, post-abortion family planning, and comprehensive abortion care centered on women.

The training sessions were conducted by several experts and brought together several actors from the health sector, including community relays, nurses, and midwives. The participants were educated on different notions related to sexual and reproductive health, safe abortion care, and medical care for survivors of gender-based violence.

Aimée Olenga, speaking on behalf of IPAS RDC, urged the participants to put into practice the knowledge acquired to contribute to the reduction of maternal deaths related to unsafe abortions, in accordance with the commitments of the Maputo Protocol.

Dr. Richard Kyabu, medical coordinator of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Program and representative of the head of the Provincial Health Division, praised the support of IPAS RDC and highlighted the importance of this initiative in the face of the urgent need to strengthen the offer of medical care for victims of gender-based violence in the province of Tanganyika.

At the end of the training, the participants reaffirmed their commitment to putting their new skills at the service of communities, particularly in contributing to the prevention of maternal deaths related to unsafe abortions and improving the care of survivors of gender-based violence.

The training was marked by several exercises, including sessions of reflection on perceptions related to abortion, visits to hospital structures to observe and assist in comprehensive abortion care centered on women, as well as exercises on the use of manual intrauterine aspiration syringes.

Through this initiative, IPAS RDC, with the support of its partners, reaffirms its commitment to accompanying the government in the prevention of gender-based violence, the protection of the rights of survivors, and the preservation of their dignity.

Key points

• The training sessions were attended by several actors from the health sector, including community relays, nurses, and midwives.
• The initiative aims to strengthen the competencies of community relays and clinical providers to improve the quality of sexual and reproductive health services for communities.
• The training sessions covered several modules, including value clarification for attitude transformation, medical care for survivors of gender-based violence, post-abortion family planning, and comprehensive abortion care centered on women.