{"id":4772,"date":"2023-03-24T10:43:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T15:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/?post_type=actualite&p=4772"},"modified":"2026-10-02T04:30:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T09:30:29","slug":"colombie-agissons-pour-proteger-et-defendre-le-droit-a-la-sante-de-toutes-les-femmes","status":"publish","type":"actualite","link":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/article\/colombie-agissons-pour-proteger-et-defendre-le-droit-a-la-sante-de-toutes-les-femmes\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombia: Let\u2019s act to protect and defend the Right to health of all women"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

During crises and conflicts, women are the first victims, and their rights are quickly violated. This is a finding that M\u00e9decins du Monde makes in all our crisis responses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4773,"template":"","actualite_type":[10],"actualite_sujet":[],"action_combat":[],"mdm_pays":[],"class_list":["post-4772","actualite","type-actualite","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","actualite_type-international-actions"],"acf":{"mise_en_avant":false,"chapeau":"During crises and conflicts, women are the first victims, and their rights are quickly violated. This is a finding that M\u00e9decins du Monde makes in all our crisis responses.","cta_type":"aucun","cta_lien":"","contenu":"

A SITUATION THAT CONTINUES TO ALARM<\/h2>\n

The conflict in Colombia<\/a>, which has lasted for decades, is no exception. 52 years of armed conflict resulting in 220,000 deaths, 40,000 missing persons, and 6 million internally displaced persons<\/strong>. Although it is particularly violent for the entire population, both residents and migrants<\/a>, women<\/a> represent the majority of victims.<\/p>\n

Even though the situation has shown significant improvement since the 2016 peace agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC, violence persists. At least five other armed groups (ELN, EPL, FARC Dissidents, Clan del Golfo, Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia) continue to spread terror and death among the civilian population.<\/p>\n

The COVID-19 epidemic<\/a> and the migration of Venezuelan populations have only amplified these difficulties, particularly in remote areas where humanitarian access remains a challenge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Numerous cases of gender-based violence<\/strong> are reported, exacerbating the precariousness of living conditions. \u00ab The mere fact of being a woman is, for many groups, a reason to kidnap, sell, or move her from one place to another.<\/em> \u00bb \u2013 Maria, community leader and sex worker.<\/p>\n

The M\u00e9decins du Monde network<\/a> has also launched an appeal calling for concrete actions<\/a><\/p>\n

to support the 7 million refugees and migrants<\/p>\n

from Venezuela, a significant portion of whom are in Colombia.<\/p>\n

PUTTING AN END TO GENDER-RELATED VIOLENCE<\/h2>\n

M\u00e9decins du Monde focuses on the protection of victims of sexual violence<\/strong>
\nby forming self-support groups and ensuring comprehensive and respectful care in healthcare facilities in Meta, Guaviare, Nari\u00f1o, Cauca, Valle del Cauca, and Choc\u00f3<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The projects include workshops for communities, healthcare institutions, and community leaders on issues such as domestic violence, gender-based violence, and sexual violence<\/strong> to support victims and their families.<\/p>\n

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\u00ab We aim to empower women in their rights, in everything they are entitled to access and receive.<\/em> \u00bb \u2013 Marcela Katherine Past\u00e1s Chiran, nurse at M\u00e9decins du Monde.<\/p>\n

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The activities aim to provide medical support, nursing care, and psychosocial support<\/strong> to ensure the right to health for these populations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00ab What we seek to achieve is to document and report these situations to the State, which has the responsibility to ensure health protection for the entire population. We do not aim to replace the healthcare system; we want to raise awareness and prompt a response within the country\u2019s institutions.<\/em> \u00bb \u2013 Jaime Alberto Hernandez, field coordinator at M\u00e9decins du Monde.<\/p>","temps_lecture":3,"legende_couverture":"","signature_nom":"","signature_role":"","signature_initiales":"","signature_avatar":"","communique_lien":"","communique_libelle":"","encadre_titre":"","encadre_texte":"","partenaires_titre":"","partenaires":null,"reseaux_partage":["facebook","twitter","linkedin","email","copy"],"evenement_date":null,"evenement_type":"","evenement_lieu":"","evenement_inscription":"","presse_afficher":false,"presse_surtitre":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite\/4772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/actualite"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite\/4772\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4774,"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite\/4772\/revisions\/4774"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"actualite_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite_type?post=4772"},{"taxonomy":"actualite_sujet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite_sujet?post=4772"},{"taxonomy":"action_combat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/action_combat?post=4772"},{"taxonomy":"mdm_pays","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mdm_pays?post=4772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}