Country Bhutan
Year 2016
Type of Measure Monitoring and Evaluation > Services
Form of Violence Violence against women and girls

Brief Description


An assessment of health sector response to gender-based violence (GBV) was carried in 2016 to gauge the services at different levels provided by the health facilities across the country. A guideline on the management of domestic violence and sexual abuse cases in the healthcare setting was developed based on the recommendations from the assessment.

Source of Information

Bhutan's submission for National Review for Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, Beijing+25, 2019, p.50