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  Apr 15, 2021 11:02:55 AM There has been an increase in rape cases during this pandemic, the Medical Services Pacific receives an average of four rape cases a day. In March alone, the non-governmental organisation received more than 30 referral cases of rape through its Sexual Offences Unit. Medical Services Pacific director Ashna Shaleen said cases of rape against women, girls, and children have increased during this pandemic. Shaleen said there is a need to create more awareness on rape and assault to allow more women, girls, and children to speak up. “It is very unfortunate Fiji has a high rate of violence against women, girls, and children. Also on child rape, this is an epidemic in its own right,” she said.

The Fiji Times » Hope and justice – Help for sexual and gender-based violence survivors

Tomoko Kashiwazaki 6 March, 2021, 7:45 pm MSP clinical doctor Losana Burua keeps the door of the post-rape clinic open to anyone who needs her services. Picture:: UNDP Comforting survivors and assisting them to access justice continue to motivate Dr Losana Burua to carry out her work as clinical doctor at the Medical Services Pacific (MSP) post-rape clinic in Suva. In 2020, the clinic received a total of 206 survivors, majority of whom were brought through the Child Abuse and Sexual Offices Unit (CASOU) of the Fiji Police Force, which included the case of the youngest, three-month-old girl rape survivor. The number of cases brought to the clinic per month has jumped to two digits since May.

New Post Rape Care Clinic opens in Lautoka

New Post Rape Care Clinic opens in Lautoka New Post Rape Care Clinic opens in Lautoka [Image: Fijian Government] People living in the Western Division can now expect rapid response to sexual gender-based violence and child abuse cases after the opening of the new Medical Services Pacific, Post Rape Care Clinic in Lautoka. MSP Country Director, Ashna Shaleen says this project will strengthen the existing protection system for vulnerable women and girls in partnership with the Fiji Police Force and the Department of Social Welfare. Shaleen says they have a multi-sectorial team consisting of medical staff, a counsellor and a lawyer who are equipped to provide post-rape care services and sexual reproductive health services in the static clinic.

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