2023-11-24 07:00:02
According to a Lancet study, in France, women asylum seekers are more exposed to sexual violence than the rest of the population. 26.3% of the 273 participants in this study testified to violence suffered during the first year of their arrival in the territory. Two days before the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we are talking about this violence experienced by women during their migratory journey.
Are women exposed to particular health risks during their migratory journey? Is there any special support for these migrant populations?
Dr Claudia Lodesani, infectious disease specialist and head of Migration programs for MSF in France and Libya.
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