Vezimfilho: a model for health sector response to gender violence in South Africa.

Vezimfilho, a model program for the training of health care workers was developed, implemented and evaluated in close collaboration with government and non-government partners in South Africa. It was implemented and evaluated in two districts in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces, respectively. This initiative represents one of the first attempts to build capacity in the health sector to address gender-based violence and has been a leading example of how to address within the South African context. Outputs have been the development of a model for the health sector response to gender violence, a training package Vezimfilho! and a partnership with the Department of Health to address the sustained integration of capacity building in this area. Copyright 2002 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics